by admin | Nov 19, 2008 | Education
State Supreme Court judges are being asked to decide whether the state overstepped its authority when it declared the St. Louis School District was unaccredited and replaced its elected school board with an appointed transitional board. A St. Louis School Board...
by admin | Oct 23, 2008 | Politics / Govt
A change in scenery and a change in responsibility have occurred for Zel Fischer as he moves from the associate circuit bench to the Supreme Court bench. Fischer doesn’t see the move from Associate Circuit Judge to Supreme Court Judge as that big of a step....
by admin | Oct 14, 2008 | Politics / Govt
Three candidates for a State Supreme Court vacancy await word from the governor. Governor Blunt is weighing the qualifications of Atchison County Associate Circuit Judge Zel Fischer and two judges on the Western District Missouri Court of Appeals: Lisa White...
by admin | Jun 24, 2008 | Crime / Courts
The Missouri State Supreme Court has issued a ruling on the legalization of professional midwifery in Missouri – a ruling that, in effect, legalizes the practice. It was a 5-2 ruling on SC88783 – a challenge to House Bill 818 from 2007 . That bill, which...
by admin | Apr 18, 2008 | Politics / Govt
An effort to change how the state’s appellate judges are chosen falls flat in the House. It seems a majority in the House agrees with Rep. Connie Johnson (D-St. Louis) who told colleagues during floor debate, "The plan ain’t perfect, but it’s...
