John Andrew Ross

John Andrew Ross (born June 7, 1954) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

John Andrew Ross
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office October 11, 2011
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Charles Alexander Shaw
Personal details
Born	June 7, 1954[1] St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Emory University (B.A.) Emory University School of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ross earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from Emory University and a Juris Doctor in 1979 from Emory University School of Law.[2][3]

Professional career

From 1979 until 1991, Ross worked for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office, as an assistant prosecuting attorney from 1979 until 1986, as an assistant chief trial attorney from 1986 until 1988, and as a chief trial attorney from 1988 until 1991.[2] He also served as a special assistant attorney general in the Missouri attorney general's office in 1984, and he was a special assistant prosecuting attorney for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office in 1989.[2] From 1991 until 2000, Ross served as the County Counselor for St. Louis County.[2] From 2001 to 2011 he served as a circuit judge for Missouri's 21st Judicial Circuit. He was an assistant presiding judge from 2005 until 2009, and he was presiding judge from 2009.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

After applying for a vacant federal district court seat, United States Senator Claire McCaskill personally interviewed Ross on March 13, 2010. On December 1, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Ross to fill the vacancy created by the decision by Judge Charles Alexander Shaw to take senior status at the end of 2009.[4] The Senate confirmed Ross by unanimous consent on September 20, 2011.[5] He received his judicial commission on October 11, 2011.[3]

References

1. Missouri Blue Book
2. The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "President Obama Names Seven to United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
3. "Ross, John Andrew – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
4. The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (December 1, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
5. http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm

External links

• John Andrew Ross at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• John Andrew Ross at Ballotpedia