A man is in custody after threatening three judges who were involved in his divorce and child custody dispute, the St. Louis County Circuit Court said in a press release. Jeffrey D. Reuter, 51, formerly a dentist in Kirkwood, was ...

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Gov. Mike Parson appointed Amanda Bundren McNelley as an associate circuit judge for the St. Louis County Circuit Court. McNelley, of Kirkwood, is a family law team leader and counsel at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard.  She earned her law ...

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After a five-day trial, a St. Louis County Police Department sergeant won a nearly $20 million jury verdict on claims of sex/gender discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Keith Wildhaber, who is gay and a 25-year veteran ...

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On the afternoon of Aug. 12, judges and staff in the St. Louis County Circuit Court received a disconcerting email. The subject line: “St. Louis County ALARM NOTICE.” The first words: “Active Shooter – Police Street.” It quickened pulses, recalled ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has appointed two judges to the St. Louis County Circuit Court. Renée Hardin-Tammons, currently an associate circuit judge, was elevated to the circuit bench. Parson also appointed Matthew Hearne as an associate circuit judge on the same ...

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The St. Louis County Circuit Court has appointed Megan Julian to serve a four-year term as its first full-time treatment court commissioner. The position was made possible through legislation signed earlier this year by Gov. Mike Parson. Julian earned her ...

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The St. Louis County Circuit Court  plans to hire a treatment court commissioner, a position generated to handle the increasing number of non-violent cases involving defendants with mental illness and substance-use disorders. The full-time position is the first of its ...

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The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission will meet in July to select finalists for two positions on the St. Louis County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Thea Sherry is scheduled to retire soon, and Judge Richard Stewart was recently elevated to the ...

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Gov. Mike Parson has elevated Judge Richard L. Stewart to the bench in St. Louis County Circuit Court. Stewart, of Webster Groves, currently is an associate circuit judge in St. Louis County. He succeeds Judge Maura B. McShane, who retired ...

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A cyclist will collect $80,000 after an accident in which both sides claimed carelessness by the other. “He was riding his bicycle in the City of St. Louis on the sidewalk,” said Steven Gelfman of Hoffman & Gelfman. “The other ...

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A jury verdict returned on March 8 in St. Louis County Circuit Court may be the highest to date for a claim under the dog-bite statute enacted a decade ago. Jurors awarded damages of $250,000 to the plaintiff, a minor ...

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