Missouri judicial news

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• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/1/2013, 2013-05-01 07:56:13
• Courtroom Weekly: Pensions and adoptions, 2013-01-24 10:00:28

• Paul Wilson appointed to Missouri Supreme Court, 2012-12-04 17:48:12
• Missouri election recap, 2012, 2012-11-15 08:19:35
• Retired Judge William Ray Price stresses importance of seeking alternatives to prison, 2012-09-20 05:30:55
• JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states, 2012-09-06 11:00:07
• Missouri Court of Appeals judge reaches mandatory retirement age, 2012-08-24 04:05:23
• Missouri's primary over, leaving seven contested races for November general election, 2012-08-15 22:04:29
• JP Election Brief: Ready for the next round of primaries, 2012-07-26 08:44:30
• JP Election Brief: An indictment, legal challenges, and First Amendment questions, 2012-07-19 08:58:00
• Judge Ravens appointed to take over James Clampitt case, 2012-07-07 19:55:29
• Court of Appeals rules in favor of city, upholding smoking ban, 2012-06-20 10:17:45
• Longest serving judge on the Missouri Supreme Court to retire, 2012-06-11 14:23:26
• Group's standing asserted in case against Fargo's Ten Commandments monument, 2012-05-30 09:56:45
• Client asks to use alligators in defense, 2012-05-25 09:59:06
• Judge Oxenhandler declares manifest injustice in 1990 murder case, urging new trial, 2012-05-22 01:10:50
• Constitutional amendment to revise Missouri’s appellate selection process awaits approval, 2012-05-03 17:11:08
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/25/2012, 2012-04-25 07:59:14
• Judge rules mummy mask is here to stay, 2012-04-05 22:08:12
• Missouri judge rejects Voter ID Law proposal, 2012-03-29 17:09:14
• Judge sides with ACLU in LGBT ruling, 2012-03-14 14:58:44
• Senator Goodman announces candidacy for 39th Circuit, 2012-03-01 00:58:28
• Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Over Newly Drawn Missouri House Districts, 2012-02-14 21:26:16
• State Representative looks to impeach Circuit Justice Russell Steele, 2012-01-26 15:47:25
• Supreme Weekly: January 26, 2012, 2012-01-26 11:33:07
• Judge Long seeks 25th Circuit judgeship, 2012-01-15 22:22:30
• Supreme Weekly: Redistricting, ethics charges and major rulings, 2012-01-12 15:37:24
• Court run by clerks while judge vacations in China, 2011-12-23 12:21:09

• Court run by clerks while judge vacations in China, 2011-12-23 12:21:09
• Judge dismisses murder charge, 2011-12-07 13:21:44
• Judge Gasaway steps down on 75th birthday, 2011-11-27 23:39:51
• Missouri judge considers whether Governor Nixon exceeded his constitutional powers, 2011-11-04 13:28:08
• Supreme Weekly: Appointments and the politics of rulings, 2011-10-20 14:09:17
• Obama Nominates Judge Brian C. Wimes to Serve on the United States District Court, 2011-10-06 14:42:51
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/28/2011, 2011-09-28 13:26:27
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/21/2011, 2011-09-21 12:08:34
• Supreme Weekly: All over the map, 2011-09-01 12:53:18
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/31/2011, 2011-08-31 10:21:17
• Judge reassigned due to residency investigation, 2011-08-25 11:51:07
• Clayton appointed to Missouri Court of Appeals, 2011-08-09 12:35:57
• Supreme Weekly: The news in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Missouri, 2011-07-21 13:37:38
• Odenwald elected chief judge of eastern district, 2011-07-18 07:00:18
• Supreme Weekly: Chief Justices of the courts, 2011-07-07 12:46:04
• Kansas City attorney to serve as Jackson County judge, 2011-06-20 06:01:17
• Supreme Weekly: Busy week for the courts, 2011-06-09 12:39:22
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/8/2011, 2011-06-08 07:45:36
• Morris trial date set for January, 2011-05-19 03:25:37
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, 2011-05-12 13:37:57
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/4/2011, 2011-05-04 11:58:09
• U.S. Supreme Court refuses to save levee, 2011-05-02 03:02:00
• Columbia attorney fills vacancy on 13th Circuit, 2011-04-18 05:04:29
• Jackson County Prosecutor to become Jackson County's new circuit court judge, 2011-04-04 03:01:47
• Audit for for District Court of Appeals shows court's financials in good shape, 2011-03-28 04:49:01
• Watchdog group POE calls for disbarment of Clarence Thomas, 2011-03-07 09:51:27
• Ameren fighting court ruling to roll back rates, 2011-02-20 14:32:54
• New judge takes office in Jackson County, 2011-02-11 23:08:07
• Judge Cagle retires from Kansas City Housing Court, 2011-02-11 22:51:41
• Supreme Weekly: This week's news from Virginia, Missouri and Hawaii, 2011-02-10 12:16:16
• New Circuit Judge appointed in St. Louis County, 2011-02-07 08:55:29
• Jasper County circuit judge’s ruling in an adoption case declared a manifest injustice, 2011-01-31 06:43:41

• Obama names seven to U.S. District Courts, 2010-12-20 21:38:54
• Judge Daugherty to end long judicial career, 2010-12-17 11:48:40
• Missouri county judge rules that public defenders must represent assigned cases, 2010-08-11 18:59:24
• Unofficial primary election results: Missouri, 2010-08-04 09:35:35
• Missouri Supreme Court rules on closed meeting case, 2010-04-08 19:20:37
• Unique case in Missouri high court, 2010-02-13 12:38:04
• Obama nominates magistrate to the Eastern District of Missouri, 2010-01-22 12:20:30

• Gaertner appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, 2009-11-03 14:09:14
• Missouri group files petition on referendum for restoring judicial elections, 2009-10-09 09:58:30
• Lawsuits filed against Missouri judicial selection ballot measure, 2009-09-22 16:48:34
• New judge appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, 2009-07-10 10:35:25
• Missouri Supreme Court accused of violating Sunshine Law, 2009-07-08 10:11:55

• Courts Criticized for Lobbying Against Bill, Jefferson City News Tribune, (4/12/2009)
• Amendment Would Alter Missouri Plan Springfield News Leader, (4/9/2009)
• Harris Calls on Court to Halt Lobbying on Proposed Judicial Changes, KY3 Political Notebook, (4/8/2009)
• House approves Missouri Plan Changes on First Vote; One More to Go, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (4/7/2009)
• Guest Columnist, James Harris: Reform Missouri Plan, The Joplin Globe (3/13/2009)
• Missouri Plan Has Turned Too Secretive, by William Eckhardt, Columbia Daily Tribune Op-Ed (3/11/2009)
• O'Connor Offers Suggestions for Missouri Plan, The Maneater (3/2/2009)

• O'Connor: Tweak, But Don't Overhaul, Missouri Court Plan, Kansas City Star Prime Buzz (3/2/2009)
• Candidates Clash over Court Plan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (09/24/2008)
• Hulshof Suggests Changing Judicial selection Process, Columbia Missourian (09/23/2008)
• The Road to Injustice, Southeast Missourian editorial by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (09/19/2008)
• Without Judicial Merit, Wall Street Journal Editorial (08/23/2008)
• The ABA Plots a Judicial Coup, Wall Street Journal Editorial (08/14/2008)
• Kraske column: Here comes the judge (debate) one more time, Missouri could lose congressional seat, Kansas City Star Prime Buzz (06/20/2008)
• Show Me Better Judges, Human Events (06/16/2008)
• Judges can face fury of disgruntled litigants (4/28/2008)
• Council to vote on its own raises and raises for municipal judges (MO) (4/16/2008)
• Missouri SC rejects Coca-Cola class action (4/15/2008)
• Chief Justice tinkers with Missouri Plan for SC picks (2/7/2008)