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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District — Virginia W. Lay retention

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Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

About this office

  • Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
  • Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
  • Deciding major criminal and civil cases

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,

Virginia W. Lay

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared · Official site

Judge Virginia W. Lay serves on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Previously a circuit and associate circuit judge, she holds degrees from Columbia University and Washington University School of Law.

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Source: sos.mo.gov