Ted House (born August 22, 1959) is an American circuit judge assigned to
St. Charles County and a former
Democratic politician who served in the
Missouri Senate. Between 1989 and 1993, he served in the
Missouri House of Representatives. He previously served as field representative for U.S. Congressman
Ike Skelton.
House was born in
Kansas City
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. In 1977, he graduated from
Fayette High School. He has a
Bachelor of Arts in political science from
Central Methodist University and a
Juris Doctor
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degree from
University of Missouri-Kansas City
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law school.
In 2011, House became the new president of the Missouri Circuit Judges Association, succeeding Judge Kathleen Forsyth of
Jackson County. He was elected associate circuit judge in 2002 and circuit judge in 2004, being re-elected as circuit judge in 2008.
References
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Living people
1959 births
20th-century American politicians
Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Democratic Party Missouri state senators
Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri