Beyond the multitude of cases that were decided over the past two years, Laura Denvir Stith's tenure as chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court was notable for her role defending the Nonpartisan Court Plan. Stith will be stepping down from the chief justice position at the end of June, handing the job over to Judge William Ray Price Jr.

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Spencer Fane Britt & Browne is launching a Jefferson City office next week with the recruitment of attorney Joseph Bednar, former chief legal counsel to the late Gov. Mel Carnahan. Bednar, who also was special counsel to former Gov. Bob ...

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While many of the state’s court staff might have hoped to have the day off for Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s swearing-in, only those lucky enough to be working in Jefferson City are not in their offices today. It has been fairly ...

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