Phillip T Sawyer
Republican · MO · Pettis County associate circuit judge, Division 6
Phillip Sawyer is an associate circuit judge and former Pettis County prosecutor. He was appointed to the bench after more than a decade as prosecutor.
Track record
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Requested an independent prosecutor to review a deputy's fatal shooting of Hannah Fizer.
August 4, 2020Favorable on Impartiality
Source: kmmo.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 4 favorable
Tried Dustin Love's rape case with another prosecutor; the jury convicted Love of rape and acquitted him of child molestation.
March 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cdn1.creativecirclemedia.com
Prosecuted Mark Brandolese for domestic assault; Missouri's Supreme Court later upheld the convictions.
June 30, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Prosecuted James Luckinbill in a stabbing case; a jury convicted him, and a court sentenced him to 22 years.
November 30, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ksisradio.com
Represented Pettis County in a home tax appeal; Missouri's tax commission upheld the county's assessment.
December 22, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: stc.mo.gov
Past race Phillip T Sawyer ran in:
- Pettis County Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 · November 3, 2026 · Pettis County, Missouri · incumbent