Solicitor General of Missouri

The Solicitor General of Missouri is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Missouri. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Missouri Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amicus briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court and the Missouri Supreme Court, although the Solicitor General is also responsible for Missouri's filings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Missouri Court of Appeals.^[1]

Solicitor General of Missouri
Incumbent Joshua M. Divine since January 2023
Office of the Solicitor General
Reports to	Missouri Attorney General
First holder	James R. Layton

List of Solicitors General

Years	Missouri Solicitor General	Missouri Attorney General
1995–2017	James R. Layton[2]	Jay Nixon Chris Koster
2017–2023	D. John Sauer[3]	Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt
2023–present	Joshua M. Divine[4]	Andrew Bailey

References

1. "About the Office". Office of the Missouri Attorney General.
2. "James Layton". The Federalist Society.
3. Mannies, Jo (February 10, 2017). "Missouri Attorney General Hawley addresses Democrats' residency concerns, rents apartment". KWMU. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
4. Faughn, Scott (2022-12-22). "Bailey brings on national conservative figure, Josh Divine as Solicitor General". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2023-01-29.