David Gregory Kays

Judge David Gregory Kays

Personal

Birthday:

1962

Birthplace:

Kansas City, MO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Missouri, 1988-1989
Assistant public defender, Springfield, Missouri, 1989
Assistant prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1988-1991; chief assistant prosecutor, 1989-1991
Prosecutor, Laclede County, Missouri, 1991-1995
Adjunct faculty, Drury University, 1991-2004
Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1995-2008; assocate circuit judge, 1995-2004; presiding judge, 2005-2008

Education

Name of School:

Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University)

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1985

Name of School - Second:

University of Arkansas School of Law

The University of Arkansas School of Law, one of National Jurist magazine's Top 20 Values in legal education and U.S. News and World Reports top 45 public law schools, will prepare you for success. Located in the heart of the beautiful University of Arkansas campus, the law school offers challenging courses taught by nationally recognized faculty, unique service opportunities, and a close-knit community that puts law students first.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1987

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Court Name:

Missouri Western District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/19/2008