Ann K. Covington | |
|---|---|
 Covington in 2011 | |
| Chief Justice of Missouri | |
| In office July 1, 1993 –June 30, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Edward D. Robertson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John C. Holstein |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri | |
| In office December 27,1988 –2001 | |
| Appointed by | John Ashcroft |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Donnelly |
| Succeeded by | Laura Denvir Stith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5,1942 Fairmont,West Virginia [1] |
| Spouse | Charles J. McClain |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of Missouri (JD) |
Ann K. Covington (born March 5,1942) [2] is a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She was the first woman to hold that position. Covington served on the Supreme Court from 1989 to 2001;in 2001 she joined the large St. Louis,Missouri law firm Bryan Cave. Covington is 1963 graduate of Duke University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri in 1977. [2] She is a native of Fairmont,West Virginia. She lives in Columbia,Missouri. [3]
