Judge Laura Denvir Stith will succeed widely liked and respected Judge Michael A. Wolff as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri on July 1. Ann K. Covington was the only other woman to preside over the state’s highest court.
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Judge Laura Denvir Stith will succeed widely liked and respected Judge Michael A. Wolff as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri on July 1. Ann K. Covington was the only other woman to preside over the state’s highest court.