The Hon. Jennifer R. Growcock is a judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Mike Parson on December 3, 2021, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Nancy Steffen Rahmeyer.
Prior to her appointment, Growcock was a judge for the 38th Judicial Circuit, a position to which she was elected on November 8, 2016.
Growcock earned a bachelor’s degree in English, political science, and psychology from the University of Iowa in 2001. She then completed a J.D. at the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2004.
After graduating from law school, Growcock entered into private practice, specializing in commercial, business, employment, and real estate litigation. She started as an attorney at Husch Blackwell in 2004. Then, in 2010, she became a trial attorney at Polsinelli.
Her memberships have included the Ozark Rotary Club and the Nixa Chamber of Commerce and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
She is registered as a Republican.