Edward D. Robertson Jr.
Edward D. "Chip" Robertson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Missouri | |
| In office July 1, 1991 – June 30, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Blakey Blackmar |
| Succeeded by | Ann K. Covington |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri | |
| In office June 28, 1985 – July 15, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by | George F. Gunn Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Michael A. Wolff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1952 Durham, North Carolina |
| Spouse | Renee Ann Beal |
| Alma mater | Westminster College Southern Methodist University University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law John F. Kennedy School of Government University of Virginia School of Law |
Edward D. "Chip" Robertson Jr. (born May 1, 1952) is a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Robertson was 33 years old when then-Governor John Ashcroft appointed him to serve on the court, and he served from 1985 to 1998.[1] His appointment - Ashcroft's first to the high court - led to claims that the non-partisan Missouri Plan for appointing judges was actually a highly partisan process;[2] twenty years later, Robertson would join opposition to Republican efforts to dismantle the system. In 1998 he left the Supreme Court to join a Kansas City firm which led Missouri's lawsuit against tobacco companies.[3]
Electoral politics
[edit]As early as 2005, Robertson was rumored to be mulling a challenge to then-Governor Matt Blunt in the 2008 Republican primary, but ultimately declined.[4][5]
Kevin Strickland case
[edit]In 2021, Robertson's assistance was enlisted to help seek the exoneration of Kevin Strickland, who had spent 43 years in prison despite substantial indications of complete innocence of murders committed in a Kansas City home invasion.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Missouri swears in new justice." Chicago Tribune. July 15, 1985.
- ^ Tim Poor, "Drive is galvanizing critics of Missouri's court plan." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Oct. 9, 1992.
- ^ Terry Ganey, "Governor picks SLU professor to fill vacancy on high court." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Aug. 11, 1998.
- ^ "Chip Robertson won't challenge Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt in primary." Kansas City Star. Aug. 11, 2007.
- ^ Chip Robertson in line to be Blunt's top challenger, Saint Louis Business Journal, Dave Drebes, December 11, 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Kevin Strickland's fate in judge's hands; Baker urges him to right a 'terrible mistake', Luke Nozicka, November 11, 2021.
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