Mary Rhodes Russell

Mary Rhodes Russell (born July 28, 1958)[1] is a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She served a two-year term as chief justice from July 2013 through June 2015. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004 by Governor Bob Holden.

Mary Rhodes Russell
Russell in 2011
Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Appointed by	Bob Holden
Preceded by	Duane Benton
Chief Justice of Missouri
In office July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015
Preceded by	Richard B. Teitelman
Succeeded by	Patricia Breckenridge
Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District
In office 1994–2004
Appointed by	Mel Carnahan
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-28) July 28, 1958 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Spouse	Widow
Alma mater	Truman State University University of Missouri School of Law

In 1980 she graduated summa cum laude from Northeast Missouri State University and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from the University of Missouri. She served as a law clerk for George Gunn at the Supreme Court of Missouri, before entering private practice in Hannibal, Missouri.

She served on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, from 1994 to 2004 and served as chief judge from 1999 to 2000.