Missouri's courts are divided into three primary levels — county circuit courts, appeals courts and the Supreme Court. The average person is probably most familiar with the local circuit court.

President Donald Trump's first district court judicial nominations of his second administration seek to fill vacancies in Missouri federal court. The president also selected a nominee for an ...

The Missouri agreement was filed as an exhibit to a motion asking for a stay in proceedings before U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey, which the judge granted Friday afternoon. The stay would last until ...

Missouri asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to revive its controversial law that prohibits local law enforcement from helping federal officials enforce certain federal gun laws.

The courts will decide the fate of Medicaid expansion in Missouri, which voters passed last summer. It is slated to expand July 1, but the GOP-led state legislature refused to fund the program and ...

Three judges on the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals are up for retention votes on the 2024 ballot. If retained, district judges serve a 12-year term, but must retire before their 70th ...

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wonders whether state courts have the authority to redraw districts — or whether there’s enough time this year for federal courts to intervene. Republicans and ...