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Pew, DOJ program could look at Missouri sentencing

Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Missouri wants the state’s sentencing data to be reviewed by a program supported by the U.S. Department of Justice and The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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UPDATE: Judiciary speech postponed due to weather

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Missouri Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr.'s annual address to the state Legislature has been postponed due to the ice and snow blasting the state.

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Court rejects challenge to power plant tax assessment

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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The Missouri Supreme Court has shot down a school district’s argument that a Kansas City Power & Light should have paid more local taxes for its Iatan two power plants.

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Court committee picks judge to oversee St. Louis court clerks

Monday, December 7, 2009

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It’s now up to the Supreme Court to decide who’s in charge of court clerks in St. Louis. The state Circuit Court Budget Committee met on Friday and voted to recommend the plan offered by Presiding Judge David Dowd. Dowd called for making the presiding judge the appointing authority over clerical employees in the city’s [...]

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Supreme Court considers fallout from defenders refusing cases

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Faced with two cases focusing on the caseload crisis in the Missouri State Public Defender System, at least two judges on the Missouri Supreme Court gave a nod to the system’s financial straits. Judges Richard Teitelman and Michael A. Wolff acknowledged the financially strapped state of the state’s indigent defense system during oral arguments Tuesday [...]

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Some courts told to reorganize staff

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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Judges and circuit clerks are gearing up for the headaches they expect from a Missouri Supreme Court requirement that counties pick one official to oversee court clerks. Most of the state already operates that way. But there are 37 counties plus St. Louis City, from a total of 115 political subdivisions, that don’t have circuit court [...]

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Chief judge warns bar, judiciary of encroaching interest groups

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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In a luncheon address today to attorneys and judges at The Missouri Bar’s annual meeting, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. warned the bar about special interest grounds pounding at the courthouse doors with political agendas in tow. Below are some excerpts from Price’s 14-minute speech. Click here to read the full [...]

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Judges honor 18 legislators

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr. today honored 18 state lawmakers, a former appellate court judge and The Missouri Bar’s outgoing president at a ceremony in St. Louis. “This morning we honor those who have taken the time to work with the judiciary, to understand the issues that are important to the [...]

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Presiding Judges meeting kicks off annual Judicial Conference

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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The Judicial Conference began Tuesday with an all-day Presiding Judges meeting – where PJs from around the state talked about issues ranging from scientific evidence in courtrooms, videoconferencing, juries, legislation and budgets. The Judicial Conference convenes each year when The Missouri Bar holds its annual conference. This year, the conference and bar meeting are being [...]

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Price open to some Plan changes

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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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 [...]

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