Missouri  Supreme Court Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith Saint Louis University School of Law hosted a lively debate Monday on Missouri’s non-partisan court plan and how judges are selected in Missouri. Former Governor Bob Holden and Missouri Bar Vice-President Thomas Burke spoke in favor of the current system for selection of judges, while St. Louis attorney […]

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Our good friend Jim Byrne sent us this press release about a debate on Missouri’s “Non- Partisan” Court Plan at St. Louis University today. Regular readers of the Missouri Political News Service know that Jim has written extensively on our court system, particularly when it comes to judicial activism and misinterpretation of the law. Jim […]

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Since Baghdad Tony has woken up and discovered Missouri’s “Sunshine Law” in his recent posts, we asked him yesterday when he was going to write about Judge Stith and the judicial panel’s recent disregard for the Sunshine law? You know, the violation Judge Stith admitted to in Tuesday’s Senate Rules Committee hearing. Here’s Baghdad’s response […]

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Judge Stith just admitted yesterday before the Senate Rules Committee that the Missouri Supreme Court and the Appellate Judicial Commission violated its own rule which it claims excepts it from the Sunshine Law. Judge Stith stated that the confidential list of applicants for the Missouri Supreme Court was “shared with other judges” who were not […]

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Kudos to Governor Matt Blunt on the selection of Appeals Court Judge Patricia Breckenridge for the Missouri Supreme Court. Had the governor not appointed Breckenridge, a significantly worse choice would undoubtedly have been made by the Appellate Judicial Commission most notable for its secret meetings and liberal lawyer majority. Other states, such as Rhode Island, […]

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Jo “sticky fingers” Mannies and the St. Louis Post Dispatch are reporting that Governor Blunt will appoint Patricia Breckenridge as the next Missouri Supreme Court justice. Those of you that are regular readers of MOPNS know that we brought you this story (and confirmed it) yesterday – a full day before the mainstream press. Related […]

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5:01 p.m CST Jefferson City is buzzing with rumors that Governor Matt Blunt has made his choice for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Ronnie White this summer. Very credible Supreme Court sources tell us that Blunt has chosen the lone Republican on the three person list, Judge Patricia Breckenridge. Our […]

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The Wall Street Journal has an editorial today on the so called “Missouri Plan.” Unfortunately, you must be a WSJ online subscriber to read the full article. We have excerpted part of the piece below. “In a Federalist Society poll done in March, 87% of state residents were unaware even of the make-up of the […]

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The below excerpt from an excellent treatise, reveals the liberal bias demonstrated by Chief Justice Laura Stith and her Appellate Judicial Commission this past summer. Furthermore, the information exposes that none of the three candidates subscribe to the philosophy of judicial restraint. Lastly, it features some interesting details regarding potential legal challenges to the Missouri […]

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Let me first say that I am not an attorney, but for full disclosure, I am in my first year of law school. Yesterday’s decision by the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. It seems that if the Court can rule the new campaign limits unconstitutional, then they can surely […]

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