Joshua Michael Divine (born 1990) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. From January 2023 to 2025, he was solicitor general of Missouri.
Joshua Michael Divine
Missouri Eastern District Court
Born 1990 in Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan
FJC ID: 13762033
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Other
Prior employment
State of MissouriSolicitor general and director of special litigation · 2023–2025- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of MissouriChief counsel · 2021–2022
Law clerk , Hon. Clarence Thomas · 2020–2021- U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of MissouriDeputy counsel · 2019–2020
- State of MissouriDeputy solicitor general · 2017–2019
Law clerk , Hon. William J. Pryor · 2016–2017
Appointments
2025–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
2025–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 2016- University of Northern ColoradoB.S. · 2012