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Chief judges changing for Mo. appellate courts 
Two of Missouri's appellate courts will have new leaders starting in July.
Continue reading...Southern District swears in newest judge
16. June 2010
The newest judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District takes the bench this morning for the first time.
Continue reading...Governor names appellate judge for Southern District
16. April 2010
Springfield lawyer William W. Francis Jr. has been named to the state’s Southern District Court of Appeals. Gov. Jay Nixon’s office today announced he has appointed Francis to fill the spot of Judge John E. Parrish, who retired last year. Francis is a partner of the firm of Placzek & Francis. The focus of his practice has [...]
Continue reading...Commission announces finalists for Southern District vacancy
19. February 2010
The state’s Appellate Judiciary Commission announced three finalists on Friday for an open seat on the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District. The three finalists for the position are Deborah K. Dodge, William W. Francis Jr. and Mark A. Powell. The open slot was created when John Parrish retired last September. According to a press release from [...]
Continue reading...Twenty-three apply for Southern District vacancy
5. February 2010
Correction: One of the applicants for the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District is Andrew P. Wood, not Andrew P. Wodd. The Appellate Judicial Commission has for the first time released the names of every person it will interview for a judicial vacancy. In a statement today, the commission offered up the names of 23 judges and [...]
Continue reading...Rape victim’s Facebook page not ‘legally relevant’
24. August 2009
A rape victim’s Facebook musings were not admissible as part of her accused attacker’s defense, the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District ruled. Jacob Montgomery Corwin was convicted in Greene County of attempted forcible rape. A woman he’d met at a bar one night in May 2006 said he’d tried to force her to have sex [...]
Continue reading...State’s longest-serving judge to retire
30. July 2009
Judge John E. Parrish, the current longest-serving judge in the state, is retiring at the beginning of September. Parrish currently serves on the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District and was appointed to the position in 1990. Before serving on the appeals court, Parrish was a circuit judge for the 26th Judicial Circuit. In total, he [...]
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17. June 2010
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