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Missouri's longest-serving judge to retire

By Bob Watson - bwatson@newstribune.com

Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:38 PM CDT

Appeals Court Judge John E. Parrish announced Thursday he will retire Sept. 1.

Parrish, 69, would have to retire next June 10, anyway, because of the state's mandatory retirement law for judges at age 70.

Parrish has been a judge nearly 36 years, currently the longest-serving judge in Missouri on the bench.

Gov. John Ashcroft appointed Parrish to the Springfield-based Southern District appeals court in January 1990, with voters retaining him for 12-year terms in 1992 and 2004.

In his 19 years on the appeals court, a news release noted, Parrish authored more than 900 opinions and served six years as a presiding judge of one of the Southern District appeals court's two divisions. He also served as the court's chief judge in 1992 and 1993.

“It has been a distinct privilege to serve as a Missouri judge during the administration of eight governors,” Parrish said.

He announced no immediate plans, other than to spend more time with his grandchildren.

Parrish and his wife, Claudia, live in Camdenton and also have a home in Lee's Summit, where their son's family lives.

A Camden County native, Parrish earned his bachelor's degree in 1962 and his law degree in 1965, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

He served in the U.S. Army as an artillery captain, from 1966-68.

Parrish was a member of the Camdenton law firm, Phillips and Parrish, from 1968-73, and also served as Camden County's prosecutor from 1969-73, until he was appointed as a judge for the 26th Judicial Circuit in Camden, Laclede, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan counties.

He won elections to the circuit judge's job in 1974, 76, 82 and 1988.

“He's set a high standard for all of us in the legal profession, and it's been a privilege to have served with him,” Southern District Chief Judge Dan Scott said in a news release.

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