Missouri State Courts Administrator Kathy S. Lloyd will lead the Conference of State Court Administrators as president and the National Center for State Courts board of directors as vice chair through July 2027.
Lloyd, who has served as the state courts administrator since 2015, began her one-year terms on July 29, following the annual COSCA conference and NCSC board meeting in Rapid City, S.D.
"Kathy's leadership on behavioral health priorities has helped advance long-term, sustainable solutions to the growing behavioral health needs arising in state courts," said NCSC President Elizabeth Clement. "Her experience in juvenile justice and trial court administration gives her a unique perspective on day-to-day court operations and valuable insights that help shape national guidance and best practices."
In Missouri, Lloyd leads a staff of more than 200 people who provide administrative, business and technology support services to all levels of the state court system.
She began her court career as a deputy juvenile officer before taking on roles as superintendent of the juvenile justice center and chief juvenile officer for Missouri's 13th Judicial Circuit in central Missouri. Her public service later expanded into trial court administration as a drug court coordinator, assistant court administrator and, eventually, a decade as the circuit's court administrator before assuming her current state-level role.
Lloyd earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
COSCA comprises the chief executives of the court systems in each state, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The organization is committed to strengthening the judicial branch by improving the quality of state courts and increasing the public's trust and confidence in the justice system, working closely with the Conference of Chief Justices on issues of mutual interest.
