[1][9] Ransom's peers on the court unanimously elected her to serve as presiding judge in 2018, succeeding Michael Mullen; she was the first African-American woman to hold this position.
[1][7] In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Mike Parson to serve on the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District.
[3] She was one of 25 applicants for the position, and was selected from a field of three candidates put forward by a nonpartisan commission, as per the Missouri Plan.
[6] State Representative Ashley Bland Manlove, the chair of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus, said the group was pleased by Ransom's appointment but thought "the fact that it took two centuries to happen highlights the continued need to address inequities in all aspects of Missouri's judicial system".
[7] She is a member of the Juvenile Officer Performance Standards Work Group and the Missouri State Foster Care and Adoption Board, as well as a mentor of the nonprofit The Literacy Project.