A Cole County judge said three administrative law judges can't be terminated from their positions for budgetary reasons. Earlier this year, five administrative law judge positions were cut. Four of the judges were let go, and a retiring judge was not replaced. Gov. Jay Nixon said the move was meant as a cost-cutting measure in the midst of a tough budgetary situation. In a decision released Wednesday, Cole County circuit judge Jon Beetem issued a permanent injunction that keeps the three men in their positions as administrative law judges.

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A Cole County judge said today that three administrative law judges can’t be terminated from their positions for budgetary reasons. Earlier this year, five administrative law judge positions were cut. Gov. Jay Nixon said the move was meant as a cost-cutting ...

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The futures of three administrative law judges are in the hands of a Cole County judge. Attorneys presented final arguments on Wednesday in a case deciding whether the three ALJs can stay on job. Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration dismissed Henry ...

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Attorneys presented final arguments this morning in a case deciding whether three administrative law judges can stay on the job. Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration dismissed Henry Herschel, Matthew Murphy and John Tackes earlier this year, citing budgetary concerns. Two other ...

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A Cole County circuit judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents three administrative law judges from being forced out. Three administrative law judges – Henry Herschel, Matthew Murphy and John Tackes – sued in June to prevent Gov. Jay ...

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Three administrative law judges contesting their dismissals will get at least a couple more weeks to continue at their posts. Jon Beetem, a Cole County circuit judge, has issued a temporary restraining order against the state in its bid to lay off three administrative law judges. Without such an order, the three men - Henry Herschel, Matthew Murphy and John A. Tackes - would have been forced to leave their positions by tomorrow.

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Three administrative law judges contesting their dismissals will get at least a couple more weeks to continue at their posts. Jon Beetem, a Cole County circuit judge, has issued a temporary restraining order against the state in its bid to ...

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A Cole County judge said he will decide by Tuesday whether to keep three dismissed administrative law judges on the job. Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration dismissed four administrative law judges earlier this month, while the position of a fifth judge ...

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CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled attorney John Comerford’s name in two instances. The Daily Record regrets the error. Below is the correct version. Three dismissed administrative law judges have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration, ...

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The state has laid off four administrative law judges, and declined to fill a fifth vacancy, in what workers’ compensation lawyers say may be an unprecedented move. Peter Lyskowski, acting director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, confirmed Wednesday that ...

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