Robin Ransom

Robin Ransom
Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
Assumed office
May 24, 2021
Appointed byMike Parson
Preceded byLaura Denvir Stith
Personal details
Born (1967-07-21) July 21, 1967 (age 57)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationRutgers University, New Brunswick (BA)
University of Missouri (JD)

Robin Ransom (formerly Robin Ransom Vannoy;[1] born July 21, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She was appointed to the court in 2021 by Governor Mike Parson, and is the first African-American woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, Ransom served on the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District from 2019 to 2021 and served on the St. Louis Circuit Court from 2008 to 2019.

  1. ^ "St. Louis judges elect first black woman as presiding judge". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 22, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2021.