Effective – 02 Jan 1979 478.205. Circuit court, continual session — when term required, time commencing. — The circuit court of each county and in the city of St. Louis shall be considered as being in continual session, and it shall not be necessary for a term or special term of any such court to […]
Effective – 02 Jan 1979 478.206. Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect. — When any writ or other process is made returnable to any stated term of any court of record and the time of holding such term shall be changed by the legislature or by local court rule, such process […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.220. Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions. — Circuit judges and associate circuit judges may hear and determine all cases and matters within the jurisdiction of their circuit courts, subject however, to the following restrictions: (1) Circuit judges shall not hear and determine municipal ordinance violation cases, […]
Effective – 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories 478.230. Municipal judges, jurisdiction — cases subject to transfer. — A municipal judge may hear and determine municipal ordinance violation cases of the municipality or municipalities making provision for the particular municipal judge. The provisions of this section authorizing the hearing and determination of particular cases or classes […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories 478.240. Presiding judge, term, selection procedures — chief justice of supreme court may remove presiding judge, designate acting judge — authority to assign cases, exception — judge hears case not properly assigned, effect. — 1. The presiding judge of each circuit which is provided by Subsection 3 of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.245. Circuit courts may adopt local court rules — procedure — restrictions — role of associate circuit judges. — 1. Subject to the provisions of Article V of the Constitution and authority exercised under such provisions, the circuit judges of the circuit may adopt local court rules which […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1982 478.248. Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure. — The circuit courts of this state by local rule shall adopt a procedure ensuring the availability at all hours and times of a circuit judge or associate circuit judge within the circuit for the purpose […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.250. Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing. — 1. Until otherwise provided by court rule authorized by the constitution or by court order authorized by law, cases shall continue to be filed in the same places and the same filing, docketing and assignment of case procedures shall […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories 478.255. Disqualification of judge, reassignment procedure — applicability to probate judges. — 1. When the presiding judge assigns an associate circuit judge to sit as a circuit judge in a particular case and, thereafter, the associate circuit judge is disqualified from hearing the case, the case shall be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories 478.260. Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction. — 1. There shall be a probate division of the circuit court in each county and in the city of St. Louis. 2. In probate matters, the circuit judge or associate circuit judge serving in the probate division shall have […]
Effective – 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories *478.265. Commissioner of the probate division of circuit court, appointment, qualifications, powers, duties, compensation (counties over 400,000). — The judge of the probate division of the circuit court of any county which has more than four hundred thousand inhabitants may appoint a person to be known as commissioner […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2004 478.266. Probate division, commissioner authorized, certain counties, compensation, commissioner’s orders, rejection or confirmation — deputy commissioner, certain counties and cities, appointment, term — powers and duties. — 1. On and after January 2, 1979, each county of the first class having a charter form of government and containing all or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1991, 2 histories *478.267. Probate division of circuit court, commissioner authorized, compensation, term — commissioner’s orders, rejection or confirmation of (St. Louis County). — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 478.265, on and after January 2, 1979, in each county of the first class having a charter form of government and having […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1999 478.268. Probate division commissioner authorized, thirty-first judicial circuit, term, compensation — commissioner’s orders, rejection or confirmation. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 478.265, in the thirty-first judicial circuit, the circuit court en banc may appoint one person, who shall possess the same qualifications as a circuit judge, to act as […]
Effective – 02 Jan 1979, 2 histories *478.270. Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements — letters revoked, when. — 1. No judge or clerk of the probate division of the circuit court shall draw or witness any will or make any settlement for any administrator, executor or guardian over which his court […]
Effective – 08 Jul 2014, 2 histories 478.320. Associate circuit judges, authorized number — population determination — election — restrictions on practice of law or paid public appointment — residency requirement. — 1. In counties having a population of thirty thousand or less, there shall be one associate circuit judge. In counties having a population […]
