From the text of this e-mail, it appears that a vacancy has been announced and that a commissioner is actively seeking to prevent the public and the Governor from knowing about it. Is Judge Cohen seeking some political leverage by preventing the public and Governor Blunt from knowing about a judicial vacancy? The e-mail urges […]

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The Committee for Economic Development (United States of America), the Missouri Law Institute, Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts, and Justice at Stake, will host a luncheon forum on “Why a Fair and Impartial Judiciary Matters to the Missouri Business Community.” The forum will include business and policy leaders for a bi-partisan discussion on judicial […]

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Court Plan Detractors Mislead the Public, Push Politics Over Fairness For Immediate Release Contact: Chip Robertson November 9, 2007 (573) 230-4665 Jefferson City – St. Louis attorney William Placke’s plan to undermine the Missouri Non Partisan Court Plan for choosing judges is being circulated in an attempt to convince voters that the Plan denies them […]

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St. Louis attorney Bill Placke sent us this email recently regarding a proposal he presented last Friday at the annual Missouri Bankers Association Legal Issues conference in Columbia. Mr. Plake’s plan involves updating the hopelessly outdated 1940 Missouri Plan that chooses judges behind closed doors and wher trial attorneys have an inordinate amount of influence. […]

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Contact: Chip Robertson (573) 230-4665 For Immediate Release October 30, 2007 JEFFERSON CITY — Following a summer fraught with criticism of the method by which a slot on Missouri’s Supreme Court would be filled, six former chief justices of the Court have joined an organization formed to protect Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan and preserve the […]

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Here’s an example of “liberal elitism” at its finest. The Missouri Bar Association is offering what it labels “Seek, Speak and Teach Resources” to its membership. Try not to be too insulted as you read below what they think of us “lay public.” You’re the expert. As a lawyer, you take for granted your knowledge of […]

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The 14th Circuit Court, which includes Randolph and Howard counties, received the Daniel J. O’Toole award during the annual judicial conference held in Springfield recently. The Court was recognized as being the most efficient multi-county circuit in Missouri. Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith presented the award to Presiding Judge Scott A. Hayes […]

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Who woulda ever thunk it!  (Jefferson City) – The Adam Smith Foundation today applauded Governor Matt Blunt for appointing Clay County Circuit Judge James E. Welsh to the Western District Court of Appeals. Blunt chose Welsh from the panel of three candidates submitted to him by the Appellate Judicial Commission. The Adam Smith Foundation has […]

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 The Missouri Political News Service has obtained an eleven page letter that former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves has sent on his firm’s legal stationary to the Missouri Ethics Commission. The Commission meets today to decide the fate of millions of dollars in campaign contributions. Mr. Graves, brother of Rep. Sam Graves, writes in the letter that he hopes to “provide the Commission […]

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St. Louis attorney William Placke, explains the “5 Myths of the Missouri Plan” in this exclusive video from Monday’s non partisan court plan debate. The lively debate was held at the St. Louis University School of Law. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/bgkQvRggKhs” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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