Three decades practicing law in the place I call home. A former twelve-year Wright County Prosecutor and current Municipal Court Judge — asking for your vote on August 4.
A former twelve-year Wright County Prosecutor, thirteen-month Acting Texas County Prosecuting Attorney, and current Municipal Court Judge in the City of Cabool — with extensive jury-trial experience on both sides of the aisle.
A 1988 graduate of Mountain Grove High School. Returned home in 1996 to establish a private law practice — turning down jobs in metropolitan areas. Raised four children here. Now expecting a grandchild to be raised here, too.
A pledge to listen carefully to the evidence, decide cases on the law, and bring calm, fair, compassionate judgment to every case — without partiality, without political agenda, and without fear or favor.
On February 24, 2026, I filed as a Republican candidate for Wright County Associate Circuit Judge. I'm asking for your support and your vote on August 4.
I feel blessed and thankful for the opportunity to have served the citizens of Wright County for the last thirty years as an attorney and prosecutor. Through my professional experience — and with my life lessons as a father, husband, and friend — I believe I have the experience, wisdom, and maturity, as well as the calm, judicious temperament, to make a fair, compassionate, and honorable judge.
Upon earning my law degree, I returned home to Mountain Grove in the fall of 1996. I turned down jobs in metropolitan areas to come back and serve the people of my hometown and the surrounding area — and I've been here ever since.
I'm married to the love of my life, Robin, and we have four grown children: Sam, Jimmy, Gus, and Jozey. Robin, originally from Seymour, is the owner and operator of Paw Spa, a pet-grooming salon in Mountain Grove, and serves as the office manager and bookkeeper for the MacPherson Law Center.
I was born into a family immersed in the law. My mother, Cynthia, was the first elected female prosecutor in the State of Missouri — she served as the elected Wright County Prosecuting Attorney and is a retired Associate Circuit Judge, having been appointed and then re-elected to the bench in Ozark County. I also have an uncle who is a retired judge and an aunt who is a retired attorney in the State of Illinois.
From a hometown private practice established in 1996 to twelve years as Wright County's elected Prosecuting Attorney — and from traffic tickets to multi-state civil litigation, juvenile court to federal appeals. The depth of experience required for the bench.
Three decades of trial work — civil and criminal, plaintiff and defense, prosecution and defense — across Southern Missouri's courts.
I believe judges have a duty to listen carefully to the evidence and decide cases based on the law — without partiality, without personal or political agendas. I pledge to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of Associate Circuit Judge.
Wright County is where I grew up, where I returned to start my career, and where Robin and I raised four children — all graduates of Mountain Grove High School. They've grown into the kind of adults this county tends to raise: hard-working, honest, and grounded. We're now expecting a grandchild who will be raised here, too.
The values of honesty, hard work, and respect that I learned here are the values I live by — as a family man, a neighbor, and a professional. Those are the values I'll bring to the bench.
When I'm not in the courtroom or practicing law, you'll find me participating in the traditional American heritages of hunting and fishing — and most of my free time goes to raising and training Labrador retrievers for shed antler competitions.
There's a discipline to it that translates to the courtroom: patience, attention to detail, and the kind of steady, unhurried decision-making that good work demands.
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For Wright County Associate Circuit Judge