. "Edward D. \"Chip\" Robertson, Jr. is a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Robertson was 33 years old when then-Governor John Ashcroft picked him to serve on the court, and he served from 1985 to 1998. His appointment - Ashcroft's first to the high court - led to claims that the non-partisan Missouri Plan for appointing judges was actually a highly partisan process; twenty years later, Robertson would join opposition to Republican efforts to dismantle the system."@en . . . "Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri" . . . . . "Robertson, Edward D."@en . "Edward D. \"Chip\" Robertson, Jr."@en . "1952-05-01Z"^^ . . "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri" . "American judge" . . "1952Z"^^ .