Beth Phillips' Biography
- Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court - Western
Contact Information
Office
Charles Evans Whittaker United States Courthouse
400 East 9th Street, Courtroom 7A, Room 7452
Kansas City, MO 64106
Full Name:
Mary 'Beth' Elizabeth Phillips
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1969
Birth Place:
Kirksville, MO
JD, Columbia School of Law, University of Missouri, 1996
MA, University of Chicago, 1992
BA, University of Chicago, 1991
No political experience information on file.
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Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2019-present
Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2012-2019
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, March 6, 2012
United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 2009-2012
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, June 7, 2011
Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 2008-2009
Special Prosecutor, Circuit Court of Missouri, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 2002-2008
Attorney, Private Practice, Leawood, Kansas, 2001-2008
Litigation Consultant, Western District of Missouri, 2008
Assistant Prosecutor, Jackson County, Missouri, 1997-2001
Legislative Assistant, United States Representative, Patsy Ann Danner, Missouri, 1993-1994
No organizational membership information on file.