David Gregory Kays
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Born 1962.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Nov 15, 2007
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 10, 2008
- Commissioned
- Jun 19, 2008
Education
- B.S., Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), 1985
- J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1987
Career
- 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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