Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he was resigning to join the Trump administration. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Hanaway, who was also the first woman to serve as Missouri House Speaker,

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe introduces nominee Catherine Hanaway, who will become attorney general in September. The two spoke on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Jefferson City. Video provided by the governor's office;

Catherine Hanaway, a partner and former chair of the Am Law 100 firm, is headed back to government service, after being appointed to serve as the state's next attorney general.