Elwood Lauren Thomas (July 24, 1930 – July 30, 1995) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri, under an appointment by then-Governor John Ashcroft. He was retained at the November, 1992, election.Tim Bryant, "Judges easily win new terms on Supreme Court, appeals court." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Nov. 4, 1992. He died while on the court from complications of Parkinson's Disease."Across the Country: News from Every State." USA Today. Aug. 01, 1995. He was remembered by his fellow judges as "one of the state's best legal minds." Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, Judge Thomas was a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law from 1965 to 1978, and then was a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, Missouri."City, county voters to decide fate of 27 judges." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Nov. 1, 1992.Terry Ganey, "Ashcroft fills bench KC lawyer." (sic) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Sept. 06, 1991.
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