Gov. Parson touts new appeals court judge’s rural background

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson has appointed
Judge Tom Chapman to the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District.

Parson on Thursday announced he picked the Republican judge for the appeals
court. Chapman replaces Judge James Welsh, who retired in March.

Parson in a statement said Chapman’s “rural perspective” will provide balance
to the court. Chapman is from the northwestern Missouri city of Chillicothe.

Chapman has served as a circuit judge in Livingston County in northwest
Missouri since 2011. Before that, he practiced law for 19 years in Chillicothe.
He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law.

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