Hon. Thomas Chapman
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
A native of Chillicothe, Missouri, Judge Chapman earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster College in 1988. Judge Chapman received his J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991; and received his LLM in Taxation, from U.M.K.C. School of Law in 1995.
After graduating from law school, Judge Chapman practiced law in Chillicothe for 19 years before being elected in 2010 as circuit judge for the 43rd Judicial Circuit, Division 1. He was reelected in 2012, and then served as the 43rd Circuit Presiding Judge through 2018. In 2018, he was appointed by Governor Michael Parson to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and was retained in that position in 2020.
Chapman and his wife, Lindy, continue to reside in Chillicothe, Missouri. Their eldest daughter, Claire Wright, M.D., is a Captain in the Air Force. Their son, Wagner Chapman, is a product developer at Amazon and resides in Seattle, Washington. Their youngest, Callaway Chapman, recently graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio; and is currently attending Washington University School of Law.
