Howell County Associate Circuit Judge, Division 2
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
Melissa Stewart has been a Howell County judge since Gov. Mike Parson appointed her in 2024. Before that she ran her own law office in West Plains; she earned a law degree from the University of Tulsa in 2000.
Sources: howellcountymo.gov · sos.mo.gov