MEET JANET
PROVEN LEADERSHIP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR BOONE COUNTY
Janet M. Thompson (Democrat) was elected as Boone County District II (Northern) Commissioner in November, 2012, and was sworn into office January 1, 2013. She was re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
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Janet was born in Michigan and moved to Boone County with her family in 1959. She received her Bachelor's degree in 1978, her Master's degree in Spanish in 1980, her law degree in 1984, and her Master's in Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2002, all from the University of Missouri.
She served as an Assistant Public Defender for the Missouri State Public Defender System for almost 25 years and is an arbitrator for FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), resolving securities disputes around the country. She has also served as a Disciplinary Hearing Officer for the Missouri Bar. She has published articles in Fordham University's Law Review and the Journal of the Missouri Bar, and has given professional presentations for the Missouri Bar, NLADA, MACDL, University of Missouri's School of Law, Stephens College and William Woods University.
