Brian Curtis Wimes

Judge Brian Curtis Wimes

Personal

Birthday:

1966

Birthplace:

Kansas City, MO

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Attorney advisor, Litigation Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1994-1995
Assistant prosecutor, Jackson County, Missouri, 1995-2001
Drug court commissioner, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2001-2007
Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2007-2012

Education

Name of School:

Longview Community College (now Metropolitan Community College)

Degree:

A.A.

Degree Year:

1987

Name of School - Second:

University of Kansas

Degree - Second:

B.G.S.

Degree Year - Second:

1990

Name of School - Third:

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

The mission of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law is to expand opportunities for the underserved in the legal profession; prepare a diverse group of students for leadership roles in the legal profession, business and government; and offer leadership in teaching, research and service with special emphasis on a historically black heritage and tradition.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1994

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Court Name:

Missouri Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/30/2012

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Court Name - Second:

Missouri Western District Court

Commission Date - Second:

4/30/2012