The Hon. Karl A.W. DeMarce (Ret.) served as an associate judge for the 1st Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri. DeMarce was elected to the bench on November 3, 1998. He retired at the conclusion of his term on December 31, 2018, and began pastoral ministry studies at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
The 1st Judicial Circuit includes Clark County, Schuyler County, and Scotland County.
DeMarce earned a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1997. After graduating from law school, he became a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Born in Maryville, Missouri, DeMarce moved to Memphis after completing a master’s degree in community development in 1991. He spent the next few years working as a community development specialist for the University of Missouri Extension in Scotland County.