The Missouri Supreme Court last week presented judges from the 23rd and 21st Judicial Circuits with the ASTAR Award.

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Goerlitz v. City of Maryville (MLW No. 61678/Case No. SC90699 – 15 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; Price, C.J., Teitelman, Russell, Wolff and Breckenridge, JJ., concur; Stith, J., concurs in result in separate opinion filed)

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The lawyer who represented a juvenile who will spend the rest of his life behind bars hopes the nation’s highest court will take the case, following a ruling against her client in Missouri’s high court.

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State v. Andrews (MLW No. 61620/Case No. SC91006 – 50 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; Price, C.J., Russell and Breckenridge, JJ., concur; Wolff, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Teitelman and Stith, JJ., concur in opinion of Wolff, J.; Stith, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Teitelman and Wolff, JJ., concur in opinion of Stith, J.)

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State ex rel. Bobbie Jean Proctor and Vincent Proctor v. Messina (MLW No. 61195/Case No. SC90610 – 24 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; all concur)

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The Missouri Supreme Court will honor the St. Louis and St. Louis County circuit courts with the Permanency Award at ceremonies next week. This is the second time the 21st and 22nd Judicial Circuits have won the award, which is ...

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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 ...

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An appeals court affirmed the conviction of a Kansas City man for the murders of six women. In the process, the court rejected an invitation to create a rule that interviews by police be recorded – something that a new ...

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APPEARANCES: Hon. Zel Fischer From Missouri Lawyers Weekly: Richard Gard Rick Jackoway John DeMoor Allison Retka Heather Cole Scott Lauck (telephonic) From Midwest Litigation Services: Debbie Weaver Bill DeVries, Court Reporter From Washington University: Dawn Dziuba (Starting time:  5:00 p.m., ...

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When Zel Fischer was selected to the Missouri Supreme Court last year, he was largely unknown outside northwest Missouri, where he was an associate circuit judge in Atchison County. On the state’s highest bench for five months now, Fischer has had a chance to get his feet on the ground and write a few opinions. He graciously agreed to sit for a question-and-answer session with reporters and editors from Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

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A woman with both physical and mental disabilities is due services under a state program, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, finding a 2005 change in the eligibility standard violates federal anti-discrimination laws. A lawyer on the case said this appears ...

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