Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 477 — Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 477 · 34 active provisions

Supreme court may answer questions of law certified to it by certain courts, procedure — fees and costs

1. The Missouri supreme court may answer questions of Missouri law certified to it by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Court of Appeals of the United States, a United States District Court or a United States Bankruptcy Court if there are involved in any proceeding before the certifying court questions of Misso…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1989-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.005

Supreme court and court of appeals, employees authorized

The supreme court and each district of the court of appeals is hereby authorized to appoint a clerk, a marshal, a librarian, administrative personnel, reporter, deputies, stenographers, research assistants, janitors, and such other employees as the court deems necessary, and shall fix the compensation of persons thus e…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1972-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.010

Supreme court to promulgate general rules for all courts of the state

The supreme court shall have the power to direct the form of writs and process; and to promulgate general rules for all courts of the state. No such forms or rules shall abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any litigant nor be contrary to or inconsistent with the laws in force for the time being.

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1943-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.011

Supreme court employees to serve judicial council

All services required by the judicial conference of the state of Missouri, established by section 476.320, RSMo 1969, shall be furnished by employees of the supreme court.

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1972-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.012

Rule on jury instruction on child under age ten as a witness in criminal trial, duty of court

By January 1, 1991, the supreme court shall develop a jury instruction to be used in criminal trials wherein a child under the age of ten is a witness.

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1990-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure Criminal Law

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.020

Majority decision — special judge appointed, when and by whom

The decision of the majority of the judges of the supreme court or of any district of the court of appeals shall be the decision of the court, but if in any case the judges shall be equally divided in opinion, the parties to the cause may agree upon some person learned in the law, who shall act as special judge in the…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1973-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.030

Opinion in writing — where filed — how endorsed

1. In each case determined by opinion by the supreme court or any district of the court of appeals, or finally disposed of by opinion upon a motion, the judicial opinion shall be reduced to writing and filed in the cause. If the decision is not unanimous, the opinion shall show which judge delivered it, and which judge…

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.040

Court of appeals consists of three districts

The court of appeals shall consist of three districts to be known as the eastern, southern and western districts.

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.050

Territorial jurisdiction of the eastern district court of appeals

The jurisdiction of the eastern district of the court of appeals shall be coextensive with the counties of Monroe, Shelby, Knox, Scotland, Clark, Lewis, Marion, Ralls, Pike, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren, St. Charles, St. Louis, Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Madison, St. Francois, Washington, Franklin…

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.060

Territorial jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals

The jurisdiction of the southern district of the court of appeals shall be coextensive with the counties of Barry, Barton, Butler, Camden, Cedar, Carter, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Oregon, Polk, Pulaski, Phelps, Ripley, St. Clair, Shann…

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.070

Territorial jurisdiction of the western district court of appeals

The jurisdiction of the western district of the court of appeals shall be coextensive with all the counties in the state except those embraced in the jurisdiction of the eastern and the southern districts of the court of appeals.

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.080

Appeal to wrong court — transfer of cause

1. In the event of any case being sent from a lower court on appeal or writ of error to the wrong district of the court of appeals or the supreme court, it shall be the duty of the court to which the case has thus been sent, immediately on such fact coming to its attention, to direct its clerk to forward the transcript…

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.087

Official station of judges — office space to be provided — travel to and from official station to be a paid expense

1. The official station of each judge of the supreme court and court of appeals may be the locus of the court of which the judge is a member or any circuit court county courthouse located where the judge maintains an actual abode in which the judge customarily lives or at any other office in that county. 2. The presidi…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1999-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.120

Expenditures, how paid

All such expenditures accruing in the supreme court shall be paid out of the state treasury, and warrants shall be drawn accordingly, for which the certificate of the court shall be sufficient voucher.

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1949-08-28effective

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.130

Compensation of supreme court and appellate judges — practice of law prohibited — practice before supreme court prohibited, when

1. Each judge of the supreme court of Missouri shall receive an annual salary of ninety-one thousand five hundred and ninety-four dollars plus any salary adjustment provided after August 28, 1990, pursuant to section 476.405. Each judge of the court of appeals shall receive an annual salary of eighty-five thousand five…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1990-08-28effective

Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.140

Office and library furnishings — expenditures, how paid

The judges of any district of the court of appeals, or a majority of the judges of any of the districts, are hereby respectively authorized to rent and furnish for their respective districts a suitable courtroom and office for the clerk and rooms for the judges, and a room for the janitor and marshal, and a room for th…

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.150

Expenditure for books, how paid

A majority of the judges of any district of the court of appeals is hereby authorized to purchase the necessary textbooks and digests for the use of the judges in the conduct of their duty and to procure for a like purpose such law journals and periodicals as they may deem necessary; which expenditures shall be paid ou…

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.160

Judges, eastern district court of appeals, number

There shall be fourteen judges of the eastern district of the court of appeals.

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.170

Judges, western district court of appeals, number

There shall be eleven judges of the western district of the court of appeals.

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.180

Judges, southern district court of appeals, number

There shall be seven judges of the southern district of the court of appeals.

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.220

Sessions of southern district of court of appeals — when and where held

There shall be held in each year two sessions of the southern district of the court of appeals at Springfield, Missouri, at times fixed by the district. And the district shall hold two sessions at Poplar Bluff, in Butler county, to hear arguments, have cases submitted and hear and decide motions, the district having pr…

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Courts & Civil Procedure

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.231

Designation of private publication as official reports

The supreme court may declare the published volumes of the decisions of the supreme court as the same are published by any person, firm or corporation, to be official reports of the decisions of the supreme court, and the court of appeals may jointly make a similar declaration with respect to published volumes of the o…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1973-08-28effective

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.235

Publications revolving fund established, funding, exemption — sale of publications to public

1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Supreme Court Publications Revolving Fund", which shall be administered by the clerk of the supreme court. All funds received by the clerk from the sale of publications including, but not limited to, an appellate court opinion summary and an appellate court pending…

MissouriSupreme Court and Court of AppealsEffective 1981-06-25effective

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.241

Old official reports, custody, sale, reprinting, disposition

All books, both bound and unbound, and matrices covering the reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals heretofore published and which are in the custody of the supreme court, shall remain in the custody of the supreme court for the purpose of sale or replacement, and the supreme court may fix the price at w…

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.285

Copies of reports disposed of, when

The supreme court is hereby authorized to sell, destroy, give away or otherwise dispose of surplus bound or unbound copies of the official reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals at any time that the supreme court shall determine that such surplus books are in excess of the number of copies reasonably req…

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