KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday officially reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for misconduct during her prosecution of then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for invasion of privacy in 2018.
In a ruling signed by Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson, the high court found that Gardner violated the rules of professional conduct when she failed to disclose her handwritten notes to a judge and did not correct an investigator who made misstatements under oath.
Gardner’s reprimand, the lowest form of punishment for a lawyer accused of professional misconduct, was expected. Chief Disciplinary Counsel Alan Pratzel recommended the punishment during Gardner’s disciplinary hearing in April. Gardner will have to pay a $750 court fee, but will not be suspended or lose her law license.
