By AP/St. Louis Public Radio
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – St. Louis is getting a new federal magistrate judge.
Nannette Baker has served since 2004 on the Missouri Court of Appeals' Eastern District. On the federal bench, she'll replace Audrey Fleissig, who served as a magistrate judge for nine years before being appointed as a federal district judge.
Following a federal background check, Baker will serve chiefly in St. Louis. She'll also have some duties at federal courts in Cape Girardeau and Hannibal.
Baker is a former St. Louis television reporter who served as a St. Louis circuit judge for five years.