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Kim Gardner, Top Elected Prosecutor for St. Louis, Is Resigning

The city’s first Black circuit attorney faced criticism over her handling of cases, will step down June 1

By Shannon Najmabadi

May 4, 2023 7:30 pm ET

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says she has faced attacks on her prosecutorial discretion since her first day in office. Photo: David Carson/Pool St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Associated Press

Kim Gardner, the top elected prosecutor in St. Louis, said Thursday she would resign effective June 1.

The decision from Ms. Gardner, the city’s first Black circuit attorney, comes as she has faced months of criticism from lawmakers and other officials over what they termed dysfunctional prosecutions and crime levels in one of Missouri’s most-populous cities.

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