Kimberly Gardner

This article is about the St. Louis prosecutor. For the English musician, see Kim Gardner.
Kim Gardner
Circuit Attorney of St. Louis
In office
January 1, 2017 – May 16, 2023
Preceded byJennifer Joyce
Succeeded byGabe Gore
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 77th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byEileen Grant McGeoghegan
Succeeded bySteve Roberts
Personal details
Born1975 (age 48–49)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarris-Stowe State University (BS)
Saint Louis University (JD, MS)

Kimberly M. Gardner (born August 2, 1975) is an American politician and attorney from the state of Missouri. She was the circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis, Missouri. She previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.

In February 2023, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey requested that Gardner resign after a serial criminal who had violated house arrest 51 times caused a teenage girl to lose both of her legs.[1] In July 2022, the suspect in question had been in court, ready to be tried as a suspect of an armed robbery that had happened in 2020, but Gardner's office was not prepared for the trial, so Gardner's staff dismissed the charges and refiled them the same day.[2] After the incident, several members of the Board of Aldermen also asked for Gardner to resign, and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones stated that Gardner "needs to do some soul searching on whether or not she wants to continue with circuit attorney because she's lost the trust of the people".[3]

On May 4, 2023, Gardner officially resigned as Circuit Attorney of St. Louis. She announced her resignation would be effective June 1, but ended up stepping down early on May 16.

  1. ^ Slater, Jim (February 22, 2023). "Teen athlete loses legs in crash; prosecutor asked to resign". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "I-Team: Man who caused crash involving volleyball player violated GPS monitoring more than 40 times before crash". ksdk.com. February 20, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Missouri AG to Kim Gardner: resign Thursday or face removal". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.