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 "markdown": "# John A. Ross\n\nJohn Andrew Ross (born 1954) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri since 2023.<sup>[1](https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/documents/publications/2023_Jan-Jun_Report.pdf)</sup> He was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2011.<sup>[1](https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/documents/publications/2023_Jan-Jun_Report.pdf)</sup> Before joining the federal bench, he served for 11 years as a Circuit Judge in Missouri's 21st Judicial Circuit, including terms as assistant presiding judge and presiding judge.<sup>[1](https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/documents/publications/2023_Jan-Jun_Report.pdf)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | September 20, 2011, by voice vote<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n| Senior status | June 9, 2023<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n| Born | 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Emory University, 1976; J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1979<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nRoss was born in 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> He earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Emory University](https://www.edgepedia.org/emory-university) in 1976 and a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1979.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nRoss began his career in 1979 as an assistant prosecutor in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, where he served until 1991.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> He was assistant chief trial attorney from 1986 to 1988 and chief trial attorney from 1988 to 1991.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> He also served as a special assistant attorney general for the State of Missouri in 1984 and as a special assistant prosecutor for St. [Charles County](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-county), Missouri, in 1989.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup>\n\nFrom 1991 to 2000, Ross was county counselor for St. Louis County.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup>\n\nIn 2000, Ross became a judge on the Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-First Judicial Circuit, serving for 11 years.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> He was assistant presiding judge from 2005 to 2009 and presiding judge from 2009 to 2011.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Barack Obama](https://www.edgepedia.org/barack-obama) first nominated Ross to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on December 1, 2010; no Senate vote occurred on that nomination.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> Obama renominated him on January 5, 2011.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on September 20, 2011, and he received his commission on October 11, 2011.<sup>[2](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)</sup> He succeeded Charles Alexander Shaw on the court.<sup>[3](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/john-andrew-ross)</sup>\n\nRoss took senior status in June 2023.<sup>[1](https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/documents/publications/2023_Jan-Jun_Report.pdf)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Eastern District of Missouri 2023 January–June Report](https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/documents/publications/2023_Jan-Jun_Report.pdf)\n2. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: John Andrew Ross](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393761)\n3. [John Andrew Ross: Judge, Eastern District of Missouri](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/john-andrew-ross)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames Q to Sc*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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