MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Thomas C. Fincham to fill the vacancy created by the retirement earlier this year of Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr.
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Read More »James W. Van Amburg named circuit judge in Platte County
The appointment creates another vacancy on court.
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Read More »DWI refusals refused, even as law challenged
At least one Missouri county is taking advantage of a new law that allows them to take blood samples from suspected drunken drivers without warrants, even as a challenge to the law moves through the courts.
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Read More »Who employs municipal judges?
Municipal judges in Kansas City are part of the state’s 16th Judicial Circuit, but their paychecks come from the city. They are selected through a system very similar to Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan, but the Kansas City Council makes the ...
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