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Lawyer pleads guilty to trying to entice minor during sting
A prominent Kansas City-area lawyer pleaded guilty last week to attempting to entice a minor, though the encounter turned out to be a law enforcement sting operation.
Lawyer pleads guilty to trying to entice minor during sting
A prominent Kansas City-area lawyer pleaded guilty last week to attempting to entice a minor, though the encounter turned out to be a law enforcement sting operation.
Attorney pleads guilty to enticement
A prominent Kansas City-area lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to entice a minor, though the encounter turned out to be a law enforcement sting operation.
Bar president names task force to tackle criminal justice funding
Missouri Bar President Skip Walther finalized a task force this week that will ponder solutions to ongoing resource problems for all parts of the criminal justice system. Two past bar presidents, several prosecutors and public defenders and one former lawmaker make up the Criminal Justice Task Force. The group will be expected to make a […]
Judicial commissioners elected
Lawyers in the Western District have selected Kansas City attorney J.R. Hobbs (pictured) for a position on the Appellate Judicial Commission. In results finalized Saturday, the St. Louis and Jackson County circuit courts also announced new attorney members. Steven L. Groves will join the commission for 22nd Circuit. Scott Bethune was elected to the judicial commission that selects nominees for vac[...]
Hobbs elected to Judicial Commission
Lawyers in the Western Appellate District have selected J.R. Hobbs for a position on the Appellate Judicial Commission. According to election results announced today, Hobbs, of Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian in Kansas City, received 1,026 votes. Challenger Denise Henning, of The Henning Law Firm, received 898 votes. There were also 13 write-in votes for unspecified […]
One week left to vote for appellate and circuit judicial commission members
Lawyers have until Friday, Nov. 6, to cast ballots for lawyer members of two judicial selection commissions. Two attorneys – Denise Henning and J.R. Hobbs – are vying for an open spot on the Appellate Judicial Commission for the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. Three attorneys – Amy Hock Hogenson, Matthew Rossiter and Rick […]
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