Ginger Gooch (born 1975)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Missouri Supreme Court since 2023.
Gooch was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri and is a graduate of Glendale High School.
[4][6] In August 2023, Gooch had previously been recommended to the governor as one of three candidates to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge George W. Draper III.
[7][8] In October 2023, Gooch was one of three candidates submitted by the nominating commission to the governor.
[9] On October 30, 2023, Governor Mike Parson announced Gooch as his appointment to the Missouri Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Patricia Breckenridge.