She was appointed by Governor Bob Holden as the Circuit Judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit of the City of St. Louis, Missouri on January 3, 2003, previously serving as an Associate Circuit Judge since February 28, 1995.
In the 2000 election, Holden narrowly defeated Republican Jim Talent.
She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004 by Governor Bob Holden, a Democrat.
In 1998, he was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals by Governor Mel Carnahan, serving in that capacity until his appointment to the state Supreme Court by Governor Bob Holden in 2002.
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Under Governor Bob Holden, the state government announced plans to take over bridge maintenance, but in 2005, Governor Matt Blunt cancelled the plans because of the estimated $3 million to $11 million cost to convert the bridge for trail use.