MIKE MERRELL
Associate Circuit Judge 38th Judicial Circuit
TANEY COUNTY
Michael E. Merrell was appointed by Governor Bob Holden in August, 2001, as the Taney County Associate Circuit Court Judge. From 1982 until his appointment, Judge Merrell was a solo practitioner of the Merrell Law Firm, and later a partner in the Law Firm of Merrell and Merrell in Forsyth, Missouri. He served as Municipal Judge in Forsyth and Associate Circuit Judge, until his present appointment to the bench. Judge Merrell graduated from SMSU in Springfield, Missouri with a B.S. in Education, and obtained his Masters Degree in education from Drury College in Springfield and received his Law Degree from the University of Tulsa, in 1981.