| Ann K. Covington | |
| Office: | Chief Justice of Missouri |
| Termstart: | July 1, 1993 |
| Termend: | June 30, 1995 |
| Residence: | Columbia, Missouri |
| Predecessor: | Edward D. Robertson Jr. |
| Successor: | John C. Holstein |
| Office2: | Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri |
| Termstart2: | December 27, 1988 |
| Termend2: | 2001 |
| Appointer2: | John Ashcroft |
| Predecessor2: | Robert T. Donnelly |
| Successor2: | Laura Denvir Stith |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Fairmont, West Virginia[1] |
| Spouse: | Charles J. McClain |
| Alma Mater: | Duke University (BA) University of Missouri (JD) |
Ann K. Covington (born March 5, 1942)[2] is a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She was the first woman to hold that position. Covington served on the Supreme Court from 1989 to 2001; in 2001 she joined the large St. Louis, Missouri law firm Bryan Cave. Covington is 1963 graduate of Duke University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri in 1977.[2] She is a native of Fairmont, West Virginia. She lives in Columbia, Missouri.[3]