For the second election cycle in a row, a group that evaluates judges under the Nonpartisan Court Plan has indicated that all of them deserve to keep their seats.

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Missouri judges are more likely to be men, but the staff who work beside them in the courthouse overwhelmingly are women. Nearly one in six judiciary personnel is a race or ethnicity other than white. And three out of five ...

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Former Democratic State Rep. Michael Colona has wanted to be a judge for years. It was a Republican governor who made it happen. On Oct. 18, Gov. Mike Parson appointed Colona as an associate circuit judge in St. Louis. Colona ...

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In his first year and a half on the Missouri Supreme Court, Judge W. Brent Powell has shown himself to be both cooperative and conservative. Powell’s voting pattern appears to put him closer to the court’s center than to its ...

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Why are bar groups so opposed to a bill that would prevent judges from hearing cases involving the lawyers who nominated them to the bench? The answer has less to do with the wording of the bill than with its source.

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Backers of the Nonpartisan Court Plan released results from a poll that says voters would reject proposals to repeal it.

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Secretary of State Jason Kander announced that the petitions have met state standards and may now begin circulating in an effort to collect enough signatures to get on state ballots in November 2014.

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Nineteen people are applying for an opening on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, the Appellate Judicial Commission said. The commission plans to publicly interview the applicants starting at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 25 at the appeals court building ...

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A lawsuit is challenging the way proposed changes to the Nonpartisan Court Plan are being described on the November ballot.

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With a 19-12 vote on Tuesday afternoon, the Senate sent the proposed constitutional amendment to the Missouri House, where it would need to pass before going to the voters.

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Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan may be back in the legislative crosshairs amid growing criticism of last week’s release of judicially drawn state political districts.

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