| Elwood L. Thomas | |
| Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri |
| Termstart: | October 1, 1991 |
| Termend: | July 30, 1995 |
| Appointer: | John Ashcroft |
| Predecessor: | Andrew Jackson Higgins |
| Successor: | Ronnie L. White |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.[1] |
| Death Place: | Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Susanne Thomas |
| Alma Mater: | Simpson College Drake University |
Elwood Lauren Thomas[2] (July 24, 1930 – July 30, 1995) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri, under an appointment by then-Governor John Ashcroft. He was retained at the November, 1992, election.[3] He died while on the court from complications of Parkinson's Disease.[4] He was remembered by his fellow judges as "one of the state's best legal minds."[4] Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, Judge Thomas was a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law from 1965 to 1978, and then was a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, Missouri.[5] [6]