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Additionally the Supreme Court hears all impeachments of elective officers - except for governor or a member of the supreme court, for them a special commission is provided. [1] In addition to issuing legal decisions, the Supreme Court supervises the lower state courts with the assistance of the Office of State Courts Administrator ("OSCA"). [2]
Any circuit or associate circuit judge may temporarily sit in any other circuit at the request of a judge thereof. In circuits having more than one judge, the court may sit in general term or in divisions. The circuit judges of the circuit may make rules for the circuit not inconsistent with the rules of the supreme court. 2.
Missouri Court of Appeals (3 districts) [2] Missouri Circuit Courts (46 circuits) [3] Federal courts located in Missouri. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (headquartered in St. Louis, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Missouri's Supreme Court had three judges from 1820 until 1872, when it was increased to five. In 1890 the number of judges was increased to seven, which is still the standard. Only the Chief Justice is referred to as "justice" while other members are referred to as "judge." The chief justice is typically elected to a two-year term on a ...
“The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld, ... MO Supreme Court refuses Ashcroft’s appeal of abortion measures, ending legal battle. Kacen Bayless. November 21, 2023 at 1:36 PM.
Following the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Missouri's trigger law banning abortion went into effect. [4] Following this, in 2024, the group Missourians for Constitutional Freedom launched Amendment 3, and gathered the necessary signatures to place the amendment on the ballot in November. [5]
A wide-ranging bill passed by the state legislature last year banning sleeping on public land was struck down Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court for violating the constitution’s single ...
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