David Gregory Kays

b. 1962 · Kansas City, MO

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriJudgeGeorge W. Bush (Republican)Jun 19, 2008

Education

  • Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), B.S., 1985
  • University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1987

Professional Career

Private practice, Missouri, 1988-1989; Assistant public defender, Springfield, Missouri, 1989; Assistant prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1988-1991; chief assistant prosecutor, 1989-1991; Prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1991-1995; Adjunct faculty, Drury University, 1991-2004; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1995-2008; assocate circuit judge, 1995-2004; presiding judge, 2005-2008

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