Ann K. Covington | |
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.jpg) 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 |
| Residence | Columbia, Missouri |
| Alma mater | 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]