Jeffrey C. Keal
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Jeffrey C. Keal
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Division 28 Associate Judge
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
12
Elections and appointments
Education
Personal
Jeffrey C. Keal is a judge for Division 28 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Keal ran for re-election for the Division 28 judge of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
He was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon (D) on November 5, 2013, to replace the retired Judge Vernon E. Scoville, III.[1][2]
Education
Keal got both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.[2]
Career
- 2014-Present: Associate Judge, 16th Circuit Court
- 1991-2013: Prosecuting attorney, Jackson County
- 1986-1990: Attorney in private practice[2]
Elections
2024
Endorsements
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2020
Jeffrey C. Keal was retained to Division 28 of the Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge on November 3, 2020 with 65.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ | Yes |
65.6 |
186,206 | |
No |
34.4 |
97,657 | ||
Total Votes |
283,863 |
2016
Missouri held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 2, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in the primary was March 29, 2016. Judges running in a retention election on November 8 had to file by August 23.[3] Jeffrey C. Keal was retained in the Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 28, Associate Judge election with 65.62 percent of the vote. [4]
| Missouri 16th Circuit, Division 28, Associate Judge, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
 Jeffrey C. Keal | 65.62% |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ 16th Circuit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, "Gov. Nixon appoints longtime assistant prosecutor as associate circuit judge for 16th Circuit (Jackson County)," November 5, 2013
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Emailed candidate list from Missouri Secretary of State's Office on September 20, 2016
