Salinas, J. Alberto

John D. Hammons, Jr. was born in Sedalia, Missouri. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Missouri–Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance & Banking in 1986. Following his bachelor's degree, John immediately began his legal education at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, earning his Juris Doctorate in 1989. While at Washington University he was a member of the honors fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law.

John is licensed to practice in Missouri; the United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; and the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri.