Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price, Jr. once again promoted alternative courts in his annual State of the Judiciary address Wednesday in Jefferson City.

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By Alyson E. Raletz Appellate court decisions have winners and losers. There are the fist-pumping prevailing attorneys, and then there are the lawyers ready to march back into the partner’s office with a fitting explanation for the defeat before the ...

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St. Louis Circuit Court is one of just two that missed a state deadline to pick who will be in charge of court clerks. The Supreme Court told all counties to choose one appointing authority for clerks by last Friday. ...

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‘Don't fool yourselves' about independence of courts, Price says

The Missouri Bar can't be complacent about special interest groups shimmying open the doors of the courthouse with their political agendas in tow, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. said Thursday.

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State courts are looking at the second year in a row of cutting $3 million from its general revenue, and circuit courts are going to bear the brunt of the cuts. The budget was the last issue addressed at a meeting of presiding judges Tuesday. The $3 million cut represents about 2 percent of the judiciary's $164 million general revenue budget, Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. (pictured on far right) said on the opening day of the Judicial Conference.

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The judge who will soon be the main steward of the Missouri Plan said Tuesday that he's open to some changes in its structure. Judge William Ray Price Jr. will take office as chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court on July 1, a position that makes him the head of the commission that selects candidates for judicial vacancies.

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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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The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a challenge from a sex offender who incurred a prison sentence when he did not register a change of address notice within 10 days. The Supreme Court previously ruled that it was unconstitutional to require ...

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