Missouri’s governor to make his second appointment to state Supreme Court in less than two months

We’ll know in a few hours who Missouri’s governor has chosen for the open seat on the state Supreme Court.

Governor Parson will brief Capitol reporters this afternoon at 3 to announce his pick to replace Supreme Court Judge Patricia Breckenridge, who’s retired.

It’s the governor’s second state Supreme Court selection in less than two months. He appointed Judge Kelly Broniec to the Missouri Supreme Court in mid-September. The governor also appointed the 52-year-old Broniec to the Eastern District Court of Appeals in 2020.

Governor Parson describes Broniec as a fair enforcer of the law who interprets the law as written and leaves legislating to the Missouri General Assembly.