Supreme Court of Missouri
207 West High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Full Name:
Patricia Breckenridge
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Bryan
Birth Date:
10/14/1953
Birth Place:
Nevada, Missouri
Religion:
Methodist
JD, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977
BS, Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975
Attended, University of Arkansas, 1972
Candidate, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2020
Member, Child Support Guideline Review Sub-Committee, 1997-1999
Co-Chair, Missouri Gender Fairness Implementation Committee, 1993-1997
Member, Missouri Bar Foresight Committee, 1992-1994
Member, Missouri Task Force on Gender and Justice, 1990-1993
Judge, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2007-2015, 2017-present
Chief Justice, Missouri State Supreme Court, 2015-2017
Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, 1990-2007
Faculty Member, Missouri Judicial College, 1990-1993
Associate Circuit Judge, Vernon County, 28th Judicial Circuit, 1982-1990
Assistant Municipal Judge, City of Nevada, Missouri, 1979-1982
Partner/Associate, Russell, Brown, Bickel and Breckenridge, 1978-1982
Member/ Secretary/ Treasurer, Academy of Missouri Squires, 2016-present
Master, Elwood L. Thomas American Inn of Court, 2012-present
Board Member, Missouri Institute for Justice, 2006-present
Board Member, Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP), 2005-present
Board of Directors/ Emeritus, Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP), 2005-present
Mentor, Saint Vincent's Operation Breakthrough Day Care Center, Kansas City, 1998-present
Member, American Judicature Society, 1995-present
Faculty Member, Judicial Orientation, 1992-present
Member/Fellow, American Bar Association, 1990-present
Member, Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, 1990-present
Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1990-present
Member/Former President, Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges, 1983-present
Member/ Fellow, Missouri Bar Association, 1977-present
Member, PEO Sisterhood, DW Chapter, 1972-present
Member, United Methodist Church
Member, Vernon County Bar Association
President/Board Member, Mattie Rhodes Center, 1999-2006
Member, University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Board of Directors, 1996-1998
Member, Cabot West Side Clinic, Board of Directors, 1991-1997
Member, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Strategic Planning Committee, 1995
Member, Rotary International of Nevada, Missouri, 1988-1993
Member, Home Health Advisory Board, Nevada, Missouri, Board of Directors, 1987-1991
President/Member, Soroptimists International of Nevada, Missouri, 1983-1991
President/Member, Business and Professional Women of Nevada, 1978-1990
Co-Founder/Board Member, Council on Families in Crisis, Nevada, Missouri, 1984-1990
Co-Founder/Advisor, Vernon County Community Service Program, 1988-1990