Joshua Michael Divine

b. 1990 · Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Jul 24, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriJudgeDonald J. Trump (Republican)Jul 24, 2025

Education

  • University of Northern Colorado, B.S., 2012
  • Yale Law School, J.D., 2016

Professional Career

Law clerk, Hon. William J. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2016-2017; Deputy solicitor general, State of Missouri, 2017-2019; Deputy counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2019-2020; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021; Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2021-2022; Solicitor general and director of special litigation, State of Missouri, 2023-2025

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