Hon. William S. Richards is an associate circuit judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri. He was elected to the bench in 1990.
The 4th Judicial Circuit Court includes Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties.
Prior to his election, Richards was in private practice since 1977.
He received a B.A. in philosophy from Loyola University- New Orleans in 1974. Richards went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1977.
Richards was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He and his wife, Katherine, have two children.
He is registered as a Republican.