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David Gregory Kays

David Gregory Kays

Missouri Western District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Born 1962 in Kansas City, MO

FJC ID: 3176

David Gregory Kays (born 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1995–2008
    • ↳assocate circuit judge · 1995–2004
    • ↳presiding judge · 2005–2008
  2. Drury University
    Adjunct faculty · 1991–2004
  3. Laclede County, Missouri
    Prosecutor · 1991–1995
  4. Laclede County, Missouri
    Assistant prosecutor · 1988–1991
    • ↳chief assistant prosecutor · 1989–1991
  5. Private practice, Missouri
    1988–1989
  6. Springfield, Missouri
    Assistant public defender · 1989

Appointments

  1. Missouri Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriChief Judge
    2008–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Arkansas School of Law
    University of Arkansas School of Law
    J.D. · 1987
  2. Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University)
    B.S. · 1985