St. Louis市长斯宾塞任命三名市法院法官 10月15日宣誓就职 米勒法官将任行政法官
位于密苏里州的圣路易斯市，据St. Louis市政府官网消息，市长卡拉·斯宾塞宣布了市立法院的三项法官任命：市法院法官琼·K·米勒将出任行政法官，律师道格拉斯·J·赫斯特将加入法官席担任市法院法官，前行政法法官玛丽贝丝·麦克马洪将担任临时法官。三人已于10月15日宣誓就职。
米勒接替的是牛顿·麦考伊法官。麦考伊自2017年起担任行政法官，此前还担任了三十多年的市法院临时法官，将于10月21日退休。赫斯特填补的席位此前由卡玛·爱德华兹法官担任，爱德华兹已于2026年2月经州长迈克·基霍任命，出任第22司法巡回区的助理巡回法官。
斯宾塞表示：“我们的市立法院是大多数St. Louis人面对面接触司法系统的地方——可能是一张交通罚单、一次住房规范违规，或社区里的一处问题房产。居民理应拥有一个公正、高效、尊重每一位当事人的法院。”她说，三位新任法官带来了数十年在法庭各方积累的经验，涵盖检察官、辩护人与法官角色，并感谢麦考伊法官对本市的长期服务。
St. Louis Mayor Spencer Names Three New Municipal Court Judges, Sworn In October 15
St. Louis is an independent city in Missouri. Mayor Cara Spencer has announced three appointments to the Municipal Courts of the City of St. Louis, according to the city's official website. Municipal Judge Joan K. Miller will become Administrative Judge, attorney Douglas J. Hurst will join the bench as a Municipal Judge, and former Administrative Law Judge Maribeth McMahon will serve as a Provisional Judge. All three were sworn in on October 15, 2026.
Miller succeeds Judge Newton McCoy, who is retiring on October 21 after leading the court as Administrative Judge since 2017 and serving more than three decades as a provisional City Court judge before that. Hurst fills the seat left vacant when Judge Karma Edwards was appointed by Governor Mike Kehoe in February 2026 as an Associate Circuit Judge in the 22nd Judicial Circuit.
'Our Municipal Court is where most St. Louisans come face to face with the justice system, over a traffic ticket, a housing code violation, or a problem property in their neighborhood. Residents deserve a court that is fair, efficient, and treats every person with respect,' Spencer said, adding that the three appointees bring decades of experience as prosecutors, defenders and judges, and thanking McCoy for his long service to the city.
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