Missouri Constitution
Article V - Judicial Department
- Section 1 Judicial power—constitutional courts.
- Section 2 Supreme court—controlling decisions—number of judges—ses-sions.—.
- Section 3 Jurisdiction of the supreme court.
- Section 4 Superior courts to control inferior courts—courts administrator, salary—reapportionment commission, appointment.
- Section 5 Rules of practice and procedure—duty of supreme court—power of legislature.
- Section 6 Assignment of judges—authority of supreme court—eligible judges.
- Section 7 Supreme court and court of appeals may sit in divisions.
- Section 8 Chief justice and chief judges, election, terms—authority of chief justice.
- Section 9 Transfer of causes to supreme court en banc.
- Section 10 Transfer of cases from court of appeals to supreme court— scope of review.
- Section 11 Want of jurisdiction, effect—transfers.
- Section 12 Judicial opinions—filing and publication—memorandum decisions and orders.
- Section 13 Court of appeals, districts, judges.
- Section 14 Circuit courts—jurisdiction—sessions.
- Section 15 Judicial circuits—establishment and changes—general terms and divisions—judges—presiding judge—court personnel.
- Section 16 Associate circuit judges, selection.
- Section 17 Associate circuit judges, jurisdiction.
- Section 18 Judicial review of action of administrative agencies—scope of review.
- Section 19 Terms of judges.
- Section 20 Salaries and compensation of judges—provision against other special compensation and practice of law—travel and other expenses.
- Section 21 Judges—qualifications—age requirements—license to practice law.
- Section 22 Court of appeals clerks and personnel—salaries.
- Section 23 Municipal judges and court personnel—selection—terms—compensation—jurisdiction—appeals—role of associate circuit judges.
- Section 24 Retirement, removal and discipline of judges, commission on— composition, terms, duties, procedures, reimbursement of expenses—additional duties prohibited.
- Section 25(a) Nonpartisan selection of judges—courts subject to plan— appointments to fill vacancies.
- Section 25(b) Adoption of plan in other circuits—petitions and elections— form of petition ballots.
- Section 25(c) Section Tenure of judges—declaration of candidacy—form of judicial ballot—rejection and retention.
- Section 25(c) Section Certification of names upon declaration—law applicable to elections.
- Section 25(d) Nonpartisan judicial commissions—number, qualifications, selection and terms of members—majority rule—reimbursement of expenses— rules of supreme court.
- Section 25(e) Payment of expenses.
- Section 25(f) Prohibition of political activity by judges.
- Section 25(g) Self-enforceability.
- Section 26 Retirement—assignment as senior judge or commis sioner.
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