ST. LOUIS, MO (January 01, 2025) — Gabriel E. Gore was sworn in today as Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis. Gore was elected on November 5, 2024, and ran unopposed. Gore had been appointed by Gov. Mike Parson on May 19, 2023, to fill the unexpired term of previous Circuit Attorney, Kim Gardner, who resigned. He was sworn in by 22nd Circuit Presiding Judge Christopher E. McGraugh at a brief ceremony in the Clyde S. Cahill Courthouse.

“It is an honor to lead this historically revered office and help restore public confidence in the criminal justice system,” Gore said. “We will continue to pursue justice and strive to make St. Louis a safer, more vibrant community for everyone.”

Gore has been widely praised for his accomplishments during his first 18 months as Circuit Attorney. He was given the Missouri State University Government Excellence Award (2023); The St. Louis American Person of the Year Award (2023); The Spirit of Justice Award from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (2024); the Mel Carnahan Public Service Award (2024) and the St. Louis Award (2024).

Gore was a partner at Dowd Bennett LLP and has more than 23 years of experience in private law practice. Before moving to the private sector, he served as an Assistant Special Counsel in the Office of Special Counsel John C. Danforth during its investigation of the standoff between the federal government and the Branch Davidian religious cult in Waco, Texas in 1993.

He began his career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. 

He is a past member of the St. Louis Community Foundation, Forest Park Forever Board of Directors, Missouri Supreme Court Advisory Committee, and Missouri State University Board of Governors.

Gore earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Missouri State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.



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