H. MORLEY SWINGLE
1987 - PRESENT

H. Morley Swingle, the thirtieth prosecuting attorney, was born in Cape Girardeau on April 21, 1955, the son of Sgt. Morley G. Swingle of the Missouri Highway Patrol. He took office on January 1, 1987, after serving four years as an assistant prosecutor and three years in private practice. Handling everything from misdemeanors to death penalty murder cases, he has tried approximately 100 jury trials and authored more than 20 articles and book chapters on criminal law. He has taught at the Missouri Prosecuting Attorney's Association, the Missouri Judicial College, the Missouri Highway Patrol Academy and other legal education programs. While earning his J.D. from the University of Missouri- Columbia, he was a member of the Missouri Law Review, a member of the Order of Barristers, and Chairman of the Board of Advocates. He is a graduate of the FBI's Advanced Course for Prosecutors at the FBI Academy in Virginia.

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