Richard B. Teitelman
Richard B. Teitelman | |
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Chief Justice of Missouri | |
In office July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013 | |
Preceded by | William Ray Price Jr. |
Succeeded by | Mary Rhodes Russell |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri | |
In office February 21, 2002 – November 29, 2016 | |
Appointed by | Bob Holden |
Preceded by | John C. Holstein |
Succeeded by | W. Brent Powell |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 25, 1947
Died | November 29, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 69)
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Washington University School of Law |
Richard Bertram Teitelman(September 25, 1947 – November 29, 2016) was a judge and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri.[1][2]
Teitelman was born in
Teitelman's ascension to the court marked a shift in the court's balance from majority Republican-appointees since the mid-1980s. The court split along these lines in 2003, when the 4-3 liberal majority held that
Teitelman faced a significant retention challenge in 2004. Missouri attorneys supported his retention by an 80% margin.[7] The ad hoc "Missourians Against Liberal Judges" started what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial page called a "smear campaign" against him.[8] Teitelman won retention in 2004 and 2016.
Teitelman died on November 29, 2016, just over a month before his final term on the court was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016.[9] His seat on the court was filled in April 2017 with the appointment of Judge W. Brent Powell.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2003-2004. Marquis Who's Who. 2003. p. 748.
- ^ Missouri State Courts website. Supreme Court Judges Archived December 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Last visited August 19, 2013.)
- ISBN 9780931398582.
- ^ "Judge Richard B. Teitelman". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ Marc Powers (August 31, 2003). "High court shows shift on death sentences". Southeast Missourian. Archived 17 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dave Lindorff (May 1, 2003). "Dead man walking home". Salon.com. Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bev Darr (October 27, 2004). "Six judges on election ballot: Lawyers rate them in survey". Hannibal Courier-Post. [dead link]
- ^ Editorial page. "DECISION 2004: Missouri Supreme Court judge Archived 2010-12-17 at archive.today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 2004.
- ^ Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard Teitelman dies Archived November 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Judge W. Brent Powell". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
External links
- Richard B. Teitelman on the Missouri Supreme Court website