Digging Out of a Ditch
January 3, 2024

Taking over as the Circuit Attorney of St. Louis in 2023 was a lot like grabbing the helm of a dinghy in the middle of a hurricane. The staff had dwindled to less than two dozen attorneys, police were requesting arrest warrants that were never issued, homicides went unprosecuted, crime climbed steadily, and the person in charge, Kim Gardner, was pursuing a nursing degree … in her spare time. 


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Amber Raub

Public Information Officer

St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office

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