Kimberly Shaw
Democratic · MO · Associate Circuit Judge, Division 5, Boone County, Missouri
Boone County judge since 2015 who hears civil, criminal, traffic, and protection-order cases and runs a child support court. Former public defender, including in death-penalty cases, and private-practice lawyer with a law degree from the University of Missouri.
Where Kimberly Shaw stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Created a child support court in Boone County as Division 5 judge. It gives parents behind on child support job, parenting, and life-skills help through civil cases instead of criminal charges.
April 2, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: boonecountybar.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Won re-election as Boone County Associate Circuit Judge, Division 5, with no opponent on the ballot. She received 41,678 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: boonemo.gov
Won election as Boone County Associate Circuit Judge, Division 5. She beat Republican Michael R. Whitworth 20,338 votes to 18,831 (51.92%).
November 4, 2014
Source: boonemo.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Represented Earl Ringo as his public defender in the sentencing phase of his death-penalty murder trial. On 2007-01-04, a federal appeals court upheld state rulings that her choice not to call a psychologist as a witness was reasonable strategy, not ineffective help.
January 4, 2007Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov
Past race Kimberly Shaw ran in:
- Associate Circuit Judge, Division 5, Boone County, Missouri · November 3, 2026 · Boone County, Missouri · incumbent