Missouri Edition
Atchison County Native’s Goal of Becoming Supreme Court Justice Achieved
I have grown up with the name Zel Fisher. I have heard it since I was a kid. Now, Zel Fisher is known statewide. Gov. Matt Blunt has appointed him to the State Supreme Court:
On Wednesday, Mr. Fischer realized his ambition when Gov. Matt Blunt selected him to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court left by departing Justice Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Mr. Blunt made the announcement before the associate judge and a crowd of well-wishers gathered on the Atchison County Courthouse lawn.
He is the first Atchison County resident ever appointed to the Supreme Court.
“I was really humbled and honored” about the selection, the 45-year-old Republican justice said later. “This is truly a dream come true for me.”
