Zel M. Fischer (born April 28, 1963)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri since 2008.
Fischer served a two-year term as chief justice from 2017 to 2019.
Following the Missouri Plan for the appointment of appellate judges in Missouri, Fischer was one of three candidates proposed to Governor Matt Blunt by the state's Appellate Judicial Committee to replace Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Blunt announced his appointment of Fischer on October 15, 2008, on the grounds of the Atchison County, Missouri Courthouse in Rock Port, Missouri.
He cited Fischer's judicial philosophy of strict interpretation of the state's constitution and laws as the reason for his selection.
In 2024, he voted against allowing the initiative to legalize abortion and women's reproductive rights to appear on state-wide ballots for the November 2024 election.