(From Gov. Mike Parson)
Governor Parson appointed Jessica Kruse as the Associate Circuit Judge for Christian County. Kruse won the August primary election for the position and is running unopposed in the November general election. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Larry Luna.
Kruse, of Nixa, has practiced law since 2006. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law and her Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Missouri State University. During law school, Kruse was editor-in-chief of the Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Lawand served as secretary of Phi Delta Phi Honors Ethics Fraternity.
Kruse is actively involved in the Christian County community as a member of the Ozark Rotary Club, Ozark Care to Learn, and the Ozark Chamber Board. Her professional service includes serving as the chair of the Elder Law Committee for the Missouri Bar, and she is the past president of the Missouri Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Kruse is also active in the Christian County Bar Association.
A 2013 member of the Springfield Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Kruse received the 2018 Ozark Woman of the Year Award from the Ozark Chamber of Commerce.
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