Joshua Michael Divine
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Born 1990.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 12, 2025
- Senate vote
- 51 to 46
- Confirmed
- Jul 22, 2025
- Commissioned
- Jul 24, 2025
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 12, 2025
- Senate vote
- 51 to 46
- Confirmed
- Jul 22, 2025
- Commissioned
- Jul 24, 2025
Education
- B.S., University of Northern Colorado, 2012
- J.D., Yale Law School, 2016
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2016-2017
- Deputy solicitor general, State of Missouri, 2017-2019
- Deputy counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2019-2020
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2020-2021
- Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, 2021-2022
- Solicitor general and director of special litigation, State of Missouri, 2023-2025
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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