An associate circuit judge in St. Louis County is getting a promotion. Gov. Jay Nixon announced Friday that he has tapped Judge Gloria Clark Reno to become a circuit judge. She becomes the first black woman to serve as a ...

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Kenneth J. Cain, Michael McAdam and J. Dale Youngs are the finalists for a vacancy on the Jackson County Circuit Court. The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission announced the panel Thursday in a press release. Gov. Jay Nixon has 60 days ...

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The Appellate Judicial Commission on Friday named the first of three panels of candidates for openings on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. The panel consists of Judge Jacqueline A. Cook, Cynthia L. Reams Martin and Mark D. Pfeiffer. ...

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McCullough, Wapelhorst named to convention panel Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed attorney Joseph G. McCullough and businessman Thomas N. Wapelhorst to the St. Charles County Convention and Sports Facilities Authority, the five-member panel that oversees operation of the St. Charles ...

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How many times is too many to be nominated for a spot on a Missouri appellate court? A group that criticizes the state’s method of selecting judges issued a statement Wednesday, calling for the Appellate Judicial Commission to send the ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster on Wednesday announced a telemarketing operation in Georgia that made repeated calls to Missourians on the No Call list has agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties to the state and stop making phone solicitations in Missouri. ...

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A divided Missouri Supreme Court has removed a hurdle to resuming executions in the state. In a 4-3 decision issued Tuesday, the high court said the Department of Corrections protocol establishing how executions are to be conducted in Missouri is ...

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Stinson Morrison Hecker elects four partners in K.C. Stinson Morrison Hecker elected of four new partners in its Kansas City office. Jack Bowling advises publicly- and privately-held companies with respect to capital formation, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, securities law compliance and ...

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The Appellate Judicial Commission has suspended the process to fill Judge Booker T. Shaw’s vacancy on the Eastern District Court of Appeals until at least late summer because of scheduling conflicts with filling the three vacancies on the Western District ...

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MEMC appoints Chatila CEO MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. in O’Fallon announced Thursday that Ahmad Chatila has been appointed president and CEO effective March 2. Chatila, 42, also will become a member of the company’s board of directors. Marshall Turner, who ...

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Two of Gov. Jay Nixon’s cabinet appointees faced very different fates on Thursday when their nominations were brought up for a vote in the Missouri Senate. Margaret Donnelly’s  appointment as the new director of the Department of Health and Senior ...

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