Judge Renée D. Hardin-Tammons has been elected chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, by unanimous vote. Her one-year term began July 1. The office hears appeals from trial courts in 25 eastern Missouri counties and St. Louis. It is the largest appellate court in the state. Hardin-Tammons is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar Association, the Lawyers Asso…