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Missouri judicial system

The structure of the Missouri judicial system is laid out in Article V of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Missouri Supreme Court, the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Missouri Circuit Courts, the Missouri Municipal Courts. The federal court system is made up of four federal courts. Appeals from these courts are heard in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Missouri judicial news Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/1/2013 By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. Federal courts is currently set at Blue. There was one new confirmation and three vacancies this past week, leaving the final tally at 82 vacancies or approximately 9.4% of the total Article III posts currently unfilled. The vacancy information for the various court levels is as follows: Key: (Numbers indicate % of seats vacant.) 0% 0%-10% 10%-25% 25%-40% More than 40% Supreme Court 0% or no vacancies Appeals Courts 8.9% or 16 vacancies District Courts 9.7% or 66 vacancies There are currently 9 Supreme Court posts, 179 appellate court posts and 680 district court posts for a total of 868 Article III judges. This count includes four temporary posts, one each in the Northern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California. This also includes two shared post between the two Missouri districts and the two Kentucky districts, which count as two posts with separate vacancies. ...more Missouri news Missouri courts Missouri courts: Courts in Missouri State appellate courts: Supreme Court Court of Appeals State trials courts: Circuit Courts Municipal Courts Counties: Missouri counties Federal courts: Eighth Circuit Eastern District of Missouri Western District of Missouri Federal bankruptcy courts: United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Missouri United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Missouri How are judges selected in Missouri? Judicial selection in Missouri Missouri judicial elections, 2012 Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission Laws and history Missouri Constitution Judicial legislation in Missouri Media and activism Missouri blogs Judicial reform organizations

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