by admin | Apr 8, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s system for choosing appellate judges, including judges to the State Supreme Court, would change slightly under a proposal sparking heated exchanges during House floor debate. Rep. Stanley Cox (R-Sedalia) sponsors the resolution, telling colleagues...
by admin | Feb 9, 2009 | News
State lawmakers have heard the Chief Justice state the need, but aren’t sure Missouri has the resources this year to fix a troubled public defender system. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith doesn’t shy from calling the lack of public...
by admin | Jan 28, 2009 | Politics / Govt
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith has issued a warning to lawmakers during her State of the Judiciary address delivered to a joint session of the General Assembly. Stith told legislators that funding of Missouri’s public defender system has...
by admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Crime / Courts
Come the new year, Senator John Loudon (R-Chesterfield) will be a former Senator as his career as a lawmaker comes to a close. But the end of his legislative career does not put an end to some unfinished business. Loudon is waiting for the State Supreme Court to issue...
by admin | Nov 30, 2008 | Crime / Courts
Former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice John Bardgett has died at the age of 81. Bardgett, who served on the Supreme Court from 1970 to 1982, died Saturday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The St. Louis native graduated from St. Louis University High School before...
