The St. Louis County Circuit Court is comprised of twenty-one (21) Circuit Judges, fourteen (14) Associate Circuit Judges and eight (8) Commissioners. Each judge and commissioner is assigned to a specific division, except for the Probate Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.
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Honorable Thomas C. Albus
Circuit Judge, Division 19
Criminal
Thomas C. Albus is a native of St. Louis County and a graduate of Georgetown University
and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Following law school, Judge Albus clerked
for the late Lawrence G. Crahan on the Missouri Court of Appeals and for
Judge John C. Holstein on the Missouri Supreme Court.
Judge Albus worked in the litigation department of the St. Louis law firm now known as
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
Eastern District of Missouri in 2002 where he prosecuted criminal cases for 17 years with
an emphasis in white collar, tax and public corruption. In 2019, Judge Albus joined the
administration of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt as First Assistant. Judge Albus was
appointed Circuit Judge by Governor Michael Parson and was sworn in on April 24, 2020.
Judge Albus resides in St. Louis County with his family. He has been active in many church,
community and professional organizations including Mary, Queen of Peace Church,
School and Athletic Association, The Missouri Bar, The St. Louis Chapter of the Federal Bar
Association, the St. Louis University High School Alumni Board and Fathers' Club and the
Missouri Athletic Club. Judge Albus is an adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law.
Division 19 Information
Thank you for visiting the Division 19 web page. We are committed to providing great
customer service to our litigants. The following are some scheduling and practice tips
for litigants. However, if you ever need a special accommodation, please call the Division for help.
CRIMINAL MATTERS
Criminal motions, guilty pleas, bond reviews, warrant recalls and other matters
may be taken up on Thursday mornings after the 9am call docket or on the first and
third Thursdays of the month after the 1:30p probation docket.
CIVIL MATTERS
Civil motions may be set on Tuesdays or Friday mornings. If a motion is by consent,
please contact the division to make sure it is promptly handled without the need for a hearing.
Dispositive motions and discovery motions will not be considered until noticed up
for a hearing. Default judgments, settlement approvals and name changes will be set
at 9am on the first Friday of the month.
We strive to keep nothing under submission for more than 30 days so please call
the division if you are waiting on a ruling for longer than 30 days.
We are experiencing lengthy delays, sometimes more than two weeks, from the time
a pleading is filed and when it is received in our division. If you need something heard
or handled quickly, please email a courtesy copy directly to the division clerk, Heather.Bonetti@courts.mo.gov
For this same reason, please provide courtesy copies of briefs via email to Ms. Bonetti
which are filed less than a week in advance of a hearing so they can be considered.