The Kim Shaw for Judge radio advertisement.

The Columbia Tribune ran an article about Kim Shaw and the Democratic Primary coming up on August 3rd. Here is a brief excerpt:

When she announced her candidacy, Shaw, 49, said she would bring “renewed energy and focus” to the bench.

“For 20 years, I’ve been on the other side of that bench,” Shaw said last week at a candidate forum.

A judge’s decisions affect more than just defendants and litigants, Shaw said. “It does affect other people,” she said, pointing to the effect of divorce on children and criminal sentencing consequences for victims’ and defendants’ families.

Shaw said her experience in private practice, as well as her current position as an attorney for the public defender’s office, has prepared her for the enormous caseload for Division 5. As one of the busiest associate circuit divisions in the state, Division 5 disposed of more than 6,000 cases in 2009.

“I put in the hours I need to put in,” said Shaw, who returned to the public defender’s office last July after nine years as a law partner in private practice. “Their caseload is huge. I think that helps me tremendously” for qualification to be a judge.

“I feel very strongly that whoever appears in that courtroom should be treated with dignity and respect — like I would want to be treated,” Shaw said. “No matter what my personal feelings are, you apply the law.”

Shaw has a passion for family law, having spent time as a guardian ad litem advocating for abused and neglected children in Boone County.

“If you don’t give 110 percent, something bad could happen,” she said. “You could lose a child.”

Read the whole article at the Columbia Tribune

Columbia, MO – March 30, 2010

All but one of the incumbent judges seeking reelection this year can relax this summer knowing that they are unopposed in the August primary. Incumbent Larry Bryson, however, faces a challenger for the Division 5 seat. Long-time local attorney Kim Shaw announced her candidacy today for Associate Circuit Court Judge.

Asked why she’s qualified to be an Associate Circuit Judge, Shaw stated, “During my more than twenty years of courtroom experience handling criminal and civil cases, I’ve seen what is required to be a great judge. Boone County residents appear before Associate Circuit Judges during critical times of their lives. Whether it involves child custody and visitation, or settling the will of a loved one’s estate, or the appropriate punishment in a criminal case, an Associate Circuit Judge’s decisions can have dramatic ramifications on the lives of those involved. I would be the kind of judge that Boone County residents deserve- a judge who will make reasoned decisions after carefully considering the law and listening to all parties involved in each case.”

Shaw’s opponent in the August 3, 2010 Democratic primary is incumbent Larry Bryson, who has been an Associate Circuit Judge since 1986. Shaw believes she will bring “renewed energy and focus” to the bench, enabling her to give to each matter her “careful attention and due consideration.” There is no Republican opponent for the seat.

More information about Kim Shaw may be found at KimShaw.org or on Facebook at Kim Shaw for Judge.

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