Edward Williams recently retired from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Missouri after serving over sixteen years as a Circuit Judge. Judge Williams is now of counsel to Rosenblum, Schwartz, Rogers and Glass, P.C., and will be resident in the newly established office in Hillsboro, Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri, B.A. '64 and the University of Missouri School of Law, J.D. '66. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1966 and later to the bars of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the Eastern District of Missouri. After several years of corporate practice early in his career in Missouri, Virginia and Pennsylvania, his desire to do trial work led him to accept a position in legal services in southeast Missouri where he tried numerous civil and criminal matters. That was followed by his appointment as Public Defender for Jefferson County. After three years as Public Defender, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson County. After leaving that position he was in private practice in Hillsboro for fourteen years with an emphasis on criminal defense and personal injury. In 1994 he was appointed to the bench by the late Governor Mel Camahan. During his lengthy career in public service and private practice, Judge Williams tried many criminal and civil jury trials and presided over many more, including several tried by Scott Rosenblum. Judge Williams emphasis will be on criminal defense, but he will also handle select civil matters including personal injury and mediation of civil disputes.
