The Hon. Johnnie E. Cox is an associate judge for the 39th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri. He was elected to the bench on November 4, 2014, and re-elected in 2018.
The 39th Judicial Circuit includes Barry County, Stone County, and Lawrence County.
Prior to his election, Cox was the Prosecuting Attorney for Barry County, a position to which he was named in 2002. Before that, he spent time as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Taney County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (2000 to 2002).
Cox earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Missouri Southern State University in 1997. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2000.
His memberships have included the Cassville Rotary Club and the Missouri Farm Bureau.
Raised in Barry County, Cox graduated from Cassville High School. He and his wife, Megan, have three children. They attend Cassville First Baptist Church.
He is registered as a Republican.