§ 478.001 Treatment court divisions, definitions, establishment, purpose — referrals ..
§ 478.003 Administration — commissioners, appointment, term, removal, powers, duties, ..
§ 478.004 Meetings prior to treatment court sessions — criminal cases, defendant ..
§ 478.005 Conditions and criteria for referral — statements by participant not to be ..
§ 478.007 Alternative disposition of cases, court may be established — private ..
§ 478.009 Treatment courts coordinating commission established, members, meetings — ..
§ 478.010 Election of circuit judges
§ 478.011 Number of judicial circuits
§ 478.012 Circuit court defined
§ 478.013 Salaries of circuit judges — practice of or doing law business prohibited
§ 478.014 Judge of the circuit court, defined
§ 478.017 Travel allowance for circuit judges
§ 478.018 Associate judges, circuit court, compensation
§ 478.019 Judge of probate division, ex officio circuit or associate circuit judge, ..
§ 478.020 Expenses of judge when serving outside regular circuit
§ 478.023 Salary and expenses, how paid
§ 478.035 Circuit courts — counties and City of St. Louis to provide quarters
§ 478.038 Circuit number nine, election to maintain quarters for circuit court, form ..
§ 478.063 Juvenile divisions designated
§ 478.070 Jurisdiction of circuit courts
§ 478.072 Preserving record, case assigned to associate circuit judge, how, approval ..
§ 478.073 Circuit realignment plan authorized — judicial conference duties — ..
§ 478.191 Authority for establishment of circuits, repealed, effective when
§ 478.205 Circuit court, continual session — when term required, time commencing
§ 478.206 Writs and other processes returned to first term, when, effect
§ 478.220 Circuit and associate circuit judges, jurisdiction, restrictions
§ 478.230 Municipal judges, jurisdiction — cases subject to transfer
§ 478.240 Presiding judge, term, selection procedures — chief justice of supreme ..
§ 478.245 Circuit courts may adopt local court rules — procedure — restrictions — ..
§ 478.248 Availability of a judge for bail purposes, when, local court rules to ensure
§ 478.250 Procedure for filing cases, docketing, assignment, hearing
§ 478.255 Disqualification of judge, reassignment procedure — applicability to ..
§ 478.260 Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction
§ 478.265 Commissioner of the probate division of circuit court, appointment, ..
§ 478.266 Probate division, commissioner authorized, certain counties, compensation, ..
§ 478.267 Probate division of circuit court, commissioner authorized, compensation, ..
§ 478.268 Probate division commissioner authorized, thirty-first judicial circuit, ..
§ 478.270 Judge or clerk not to prepare wills or settlements — letters revoked, when
§ 478.320 Associate circuit judges, authorized number — population determination — ..
§ 478.330 Additional circuit judges authorized, when
§ 478.370 Divisions of Circuit No. 5, number — when judges elected
§ 478.385 Circuit No. 7, number of judges
§ 478.387 Circuit No. 22, number of judges
§ 478.400 General term — business, how distributed and expedited
§ 478.422 Friend of court in child support matters, appointment, compensation (St. ..
§ 478.428 Presiding judge and circuit clerk St. Louis City to meet with mayor and ..
§ 478.434 Fines, penalties and forfeitures, to be paid into city treasury, reports
§ 478.435 Register to furnish names of collectors to court
§ 478.437 Circuit No. 21, number of judges
§ 478.450 To make rules for numbering, assignment and transfer of cases
§ 478.461 Division into eastern and western portions — jurisdiction — venue — actions ..
§ 478.462 Circuit No. 16, filing in improper division of circuit, venue — transfer of ..
§ 478.463 Circuit No. 16, number of judges, divisions — where divisions to sit
§ 478.464 Associate circuit divisions numbered — divisions to sit, where — (Jackson ..
§ 478.465 Transfer of cases by local court rule, circuit court and probate division ..
§ 478.466 Treatment court commissioner, appointment, qualifications, compensation, ..
§ 478.467 Court may make rules for distribution of cases
§ 478.469 Appeals from municipal judges, where heard
§ 478.473 Letters where granted (Jackson County)
§ 478.475 Sales of real estate at courthouse door
§ 478.483 Jurisdiction as to mechanic’s liens
§ 478.513 Circuit No. 31, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.527 Circuit No. 29, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.528 Family court commissioner position
§ 478.530 Court may make rules for distribution, transfer of cases
§ 478.550 Circuit No. 23, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — family ..
§ 478.570 Circuit No. 17, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.577 Circuit No. 46, number of judges — election, when
§ 478.600 Circuit No. 11, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — ..
§ 478.610 Circuit No. 13, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected — ..
§ 478.620 Records of former Sturgeon court of common pleas, transfer and keeping of
§ 478.625 Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.630 Circuit No. 20, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.690 Circuit No. 24, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.700 Circuit No. 25, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.705 Circuit No. 26, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.710 Circuit No. 32, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.711 Circuit court, where may be held — probate division, where offices may be ..
§ 478.715 Circuit No. 42, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected
§ 478.716 Treatment court commissioner position
§ 478.720 Districts of Marion County circuit court — where court held — jurisdiction ..
§ 478.730 Circuit No. 44, judge appointed, elected when
§ 478.740 Circuit No. 38, number of judges — number of divisions — election dates
§ 478.750 Circuit No. 43, number of judges — divisions — election
§ 478.1000 Criminal nonsupport courts authorized — referral of cases — allocation of ..

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 478 - Circuit Courts

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Guardianship: if used in a section in a context relating to rights and obligations other than property rights or obligations, means guardian of the person as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Incompetent: if used in a section in a context relating to actual occupational ability without reference to a court adjudication of incompetency, means the actual ability of a person to perform in that occupation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.