JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson appointed a long-time corporate law attorney as a judge in the 21st Judicial Circuit Friday.
William Corrigan Jr., 61, who ran unsuccessfully for ºüÀêÊÓƵ County executive in 2010, will take over the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John Warner Jr. The 21st Circuit covers ºüÀêÊÓƵ County.
Corrigan currently serves as a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.
Born in University City, Corrigan grew up in Florissant and Ballwin. His father was a ºüÀêÊÓƵ County circuit court judge. Corrigan went to Chaminade High School, then to Notre Dame University. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law.
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Corrigan also served as president of the Missouri Bar Association for a year in 2003-2004.
In 2017, Corrigan was among those vying to become U.S. attorney in Missouri’s eastern district.
And, his name surfaced as a potential replacement for then-Attorney General Josh Hawley after Hawley won his 2018 race for the U.S. Senate.
The vacancy went to Eric Schmitt.
In addition to serving as a business litigator, Corrigan has served as outside general counsel to small and large privately held businesses that are headquartered in ºüÀêÊÓƵ, including family owned and closely held businesses.
