| Zel Fischer | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | Matt Blunt |
| Preceded by | Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1963 Hamburg, Iowa[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Ann Fischer |
| Alma mater | William Jewell College University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law |
| Religion | Baptist[2] |
Zel M. Fischer is a Judge on the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Missouri. A native of Watson, he received his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. While at William Jewell College he was a member of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. He was elected as a Republican to serve as Atchison County Judge in 2006 after private practice in Atchison, Nodaway and Holt counties for nearly 15 years.
Following the Missouri Plan for the appointment of appellate judges in Missouri, Fischer was one of three candidates proposed to Governor Matt Blunt by the state's Appellate Judicial Committee to replace Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. Blunt announced his appointment of Fischer on October 15, 2008 on the grounds of the Atchison County, Missouri Courthouse in Rock Port, Missouri. He cited Fischer's judicial philosophy of strict interpretation of the state's constitution and laws as the reason for his selection. He was sworn-in as a Supreme Court judge on October 23, 2008.
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