JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, was selected to chair the Missouri Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence for the 100th General Assembly. Luetkemeyer was one of only three freshman legislators chosen to chair a committee.
The seven-member Judiciary Committee considers and reports on bills relating to Missouri courts, civil procedure, criminal law and other related issues. The committee also considers legislation involving probation and parole of persons sentenced under Missouri’s criminal laws.
“It is a great honor to be asked to chair the Judiciary Committee in the Missouri Senate,” Sen. Luetkemeyer said. “I am grateful for the trust the president pro tem has placed in me and look forward to working with my fellow senators as we consider the important matters that come before the committee.”
Senator Luetkemeyer also was named to serve on the Senate committees on Gubernatorial Appointments, General Laws, Government Reform and the Committee on Rules, Joint Rules, Resolution and Ethics.
A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law and an attorney practicing law in the Kansas City area, Sen. Luetkemeyer previously clerked for the Missouri Supreme Court.
For more information about Sen. Luetkemeyer, visit www.senate.mo.gov/luetkemeyer.
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