Victor Howard
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Victor Howard
Prior offices
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District
Education
Victor C. Howard is a former judge on the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. He was appointed to this court on September 30, 1996, by Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan and retained by voters in 1998 and 2010. From June 2006 to June 2008, he was the chief judge. He retired from the court on November 1, 2019, to join Jay Daugherty Mediation & Arbitration.[1][2]
Education
Judge Howard was born in Kansas City. He received his bachelor's degree from Central Missouri State University in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1976.[1]
Career
Judge Howard began his legal career in 1977 as a law clerk to Judge William Marsh of the Jackson County Circuit Court. He then worked as a deputy county counselor in Clay County from 1977 to 1991. After this, he ran a private practice until 1993, when he was appointed Clay County Circuit Judge (7th Judicial Circuit). He held this position until his appointment to the court of appeals in 1996.[1]
Awards and associations
- President, Clay County Bar Association, 1992 to 1993
- North Kansas City Board of Education, 1977 to 1993
- Youth Friends Advisory Board
- Adult and Community Education Advisory Committee
- Tri-County Mental Health Supportive Employment Task Force
- Domestic Violence Community Response Team
- Kansas City Consensus Leadership Task Force
- Kansas City Board of Zoning Adjustment, 1991 to 1993[1]
Elections
2010
Howard stood for retention on November 2, 2010 and was retained with 64.8% of the vote.[3]
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2010
Performance evaluation
Click here to read Judge Howard's performance evaluation from The Appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.
