Judge Ellen Sue Levy - Professional Background & Legal Expertise

Biography

Hon. Ellen Sue Levy is a circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit Court (Division 11) of Missouri. She was appointed to the position by former Governor Matt Blunt in 2008.

The 21st Judicial Circuit includes St. Louis County.

During her judicial tenure, Levy has served as the administrative judge of the Probate Court in St. Louis County. She began her judicial career as an associate circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit Court, a position to which she was appointed by former Governor Bob Holden in 2002. Before that, Levy presided for three years as a commissioner of the Family Court (1999 to 2000).

Prior to joining the bench, the was an attorney at Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Safft, where she specialized in commercial, civil, and domestic litigation matters.

Levy received a B.A. in psychology from Washington University in 1985. She went on to complete a J.D. at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1988. While a law student, Levy was the Articles Editor for the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law and magister of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

She was admitted to practice in Missouri (1988), Illinois (1989), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1990), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (1992).

Levy is a past president of the Missouri Circuit Judges Association, the Missouri Association of Probate and Associate Circuit Judges, and the St. Louis County Bar Association. She has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Judges and the Washington University Alumni Board of Governors.

Her other memberships included the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the National Association of Women Judges, the Women Lawyers’ Association, and the Lawyers Association of St. Louis.

Levy served as a United States Delegate for the International Association of Women Judges at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (2018) and was a former chair of the Domestic and Family Violence Council of St. Louis County. In addition, she sat on the Missouri Supreme Court Trial Judge Education Committee and the Coordinating Commission for Judicial Education.

Levy was elected a Fellow in the Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center in Washington, D.C., and is a faculty member of the Missouri State Judicial College.

She is the recipient of the Ladue Local Heroes Award (2017), the Washington University Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2013), and the Public Official Women’s Justice Award from Missouri Lawyers Media (2012).

Levy resides in St. Louis County with her family.

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WILLIAM STEVENS SCHMID REVOCABLE TRUST (E-CASE)

On August 15, 2023 a pr trust registration case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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THE SKL SIMMONS FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST (E-CASE)

On March 22, 2023 a pr trust registration case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Mar 22, 2023

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EARLINE PRICE REVOCABLE TRUST (E-CASE)

On March 6, 2023 a pr trust registration case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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DAVID M HAGLER ET AL V ERIC A HAGLER (E-CASE)

On February 24, 2023 a cc will contest 473.083 case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Feb 24, 2023

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CC Will Contest 473.083

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Feb 25, 2023

LAVERNE MEIER LIVING TRUST (E-CASE)

On December 23, 2022 a pr miscellaneous trust case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Dec 23, 2022

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KAITLIN NICOLE BOSTER, DECEASED (E-CASE)

On September 8, 2022 a pr miscellaneous probate-other case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Sep 08, 2022

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Sep 30, 2022

KEITH AARON MCKAY BEY EXPRESS TRUST (E-CASE)

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Aug 24, 2022

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Sep 12, 2023

CRAMER NFA FAMILY TRUST (E-CASE)

On August 10, 2022 a pr trust registration case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Aug 10, 2022

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Sep 30, 2022

TRACY TABER, INCAPACITATED (E-CASE)

On April 26, 2022 a pr guardianship - adult case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Apr 26, 2022

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PR Guardianship - Adult

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Sep 11, 2023

DEBORAH MAXSON V KAREN ELENA LEE (E-CASE)

On March 2, 2022 a pr miscellaneous probate-other case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge ELLEN LEVY presiding.

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Mar 02, 2022

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Dismissal

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Sep 11, 2023

O'LLICE DA'MARION LAVEH MACK, JR., MINOR (E-CASE)

On February 26, 2022 a pr guardianship - minor case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge ELLEN LEVY presiding.

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Feb 26, 2022

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PR Guardianship - Minor

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Sep 29, 2022

ROBERTA KESSLER REVOCABLE TRUST (E-CASE)

On January 7, 2022 a pr miscellaneous trust case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge ELLEN LEVY presiding.

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Jan 07, 2022

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Sep 12, 2023

FRANK C. BLUMEYER, SR., DECEASED (E-CASE)

On January 4, 2022 a pr independent with will case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Jan 04, 2022

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CONFIRMATION ORDERS 2022 (E-CASE)

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Jan 03, 2022

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Sep 11, 2023

MARGARET WIGHTMAN KOBUSCH REV TR DATED 6/23/1983 (E-CASE)

On December 3, 2021 a pr miscellaneous trust case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Dec 03, 2021

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Sep 12, 2023

21SL-PR02782

On July 27, 2021 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Jul 27, 2021

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VICTOR JOAQUIN WALKER, INCAPACITATED (E-CASE)

On July 26, 2021 a pr guardianship - adult case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Jul 26, 2021

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Sep 11, 2023

EVY ROSE MORO, MINOR (E-CASE)

On June 1, 2021 a pr guardianship - minor case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Jun 01, 2021

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LAINEY HAZEL MORO, MINOR (E-CASE)

On June 1, 2021 a pr guardianship - minor case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Jun 01, 2021

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Sep 12, 2023

21SL-PR00834

On March 9, 2021 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Mar 09, 2021

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Dismissal

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Sep 29, 2022

TIMOTHY DRAGOVICH ET AL V JOSEPH DRAGOVICH ET AL (E-CASE)

On September 17, 2020 a cc will contest 473.083 case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge ELLEN LEVY presiding.

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Sep 17, 2020

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Summary Judgment

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CC Will Contest 473.083

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Sep 12, 2023

CANDACE S. HINTZ TRUST CREATED UTA DATED 8-24-60 (E-CASE)

On September 17, 2020 a pr miscellaneous trust case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge LEVY, ELLEN SUE presiding.

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Sep 17, 2020

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Judgment (Other)

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PR Miscellaneous Trust

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Sep 12, 2023

LEO M. BEZEK, DECEASED (ADV) (E-CASE)

On September 16, 2020 a pr miscellaneous probate-other case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge ELLEN LEVY presiding.

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Sep 16, 2020

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Dismissal

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Sep 12, 2023

20SL-PR02915

On September 15, 2020 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Judge Ellen Sue Levy presiding.

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Sep 15, 2020

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Dismissal

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About

Ellen Sue Levy
Current Appointment 21st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, Department Division 11, Fifth Floor, North	21st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, Department Division 11, Fifth Floor, North
Education B.A., Washington University - 1985 J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law - 1988	B.A., Washington University - 1985 J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law - 1988

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Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:	MO - 21st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri
Clerk phone:	+1 (314) 615-1511
Fax:	+1 (314) 615-8280

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
Attorney	Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Safft	St. Louis County, Missouri
Commissioner	Family Court	None
Associate Circuit Judge	21st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri	St. Louis County, Missouri
Circuit Judge	21st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri	St. Louis County, Missouri