August 10, 2012
The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Commission (City of St. Louis) is accepting applications for an associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Michael Stelzer to circuit judge. The application deadline is September 10. (More)
Presentation Will be Made at Opening Luncheon of the Annual Meeting, October 18
The American Judicature Society has selected former Missouri Supreme Court Judge William Ray Price, Jr. for its 2012 Herbert Harley Award, the Society’s premier state award recognizing outstanding efforts and contributions that substantially improve the administration of justice in the recipient’s state. (More)
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 This week's cases and Supreme Court orders
Each week, The Missouri Bar provides links to all hand downs published on the Internet during the past seven days by the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Missouri Court of Appeals. The Missouri Bar has created pertinent headings and summaries for each case. This week includes 7 hand downs pertaining to:
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News for Missouri Lawyers
Sixth Amendment Not Just Words on Piece of Paper in Museum, But Genuine Protection
The Missouri Public Defender called last week’s Missouri Supreme Court ruling a watershed opinion on the rights of indigent defendants to effective and meaningful representation in Missouri. The Court ruled that the trial court erred by forcing a public defender to represent a defendant despite the public defender office’s position that its excessive caseload prevented competent representation. (Full Details)
(Analysis of DOJ Data) (Caseload Issue)
(MAPA Press Statement)
News at the Bar
Former Missouri Bar Board member Bill Bay of Thompson Coburn LLP has been elected chair of the ABA’s Section of Litigation, the 60,000-member Section is the largest in the ABA and the nation’s leading group for lawyers involved in litigation and trial practice. (Full Details) (Pictures from Induction Reception)
Board of Governors Districts 8, 9, 11, and 12 election ballots must be submitted by 10 a.m. on next Wednesday, August 15. Electronic balloting in the YLS Council contests in Districts 3, 4, 6, and 13 shares the same deadline. (Board of Governors Election Details)
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Presentations Set for Annual Meeting on October 19 in St. Louis
The Missouri Bar Foundation will honor former MU Law School Dean Larry Dessem, KC attorney Arthur H. Stoup, and former Missouri Supreme Court Judge William Ray Price, Jr. with this year’s Spurgeon Smithson Awards for significant contributions to the administration of justice at the upcoming Missouri Bar Annual Meeting. View the lawyers selected for the:
 One of the country’s foremost authorities on race and justice, Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Jackson County Bar Association’s Judge Kit Carson Rogue, Jr. Scholarship Luncheon, scheduled for October 5 at the Hilton President Hotel. (Details/Ticket Information)
The ABA House of Delegates approved updates to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct that include acknowledging digital information storage and electronic communication with clients and adding commentary that lawyers have a duty to stay abreast of the benefits and risks associated with technology to provide competent representation. (Read ABA article)
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News from Law Schools
The ABA has created an 18-member Task Force on the Future of Legal Education that will spend the next two years examining how well law schools are meeting the needs of the legal profession. (More)
Annette Clark, who joined the Saint Louis University School of Law as dean in July 2011, has resigned from that position in a dispute with University administration. (More)
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The Big Picture – issues and trends affecting the profession
Source: President Lynn Whaley Vogel, Journal of The Missouri Bar, President’s Page
 "Three days after taking office, I participated in the swearing-in of our newest members at the Supreme Court of Missouri. The remarks I gave were brief (my hallmark so far) and (I have been told) poignant. So, as our last conversation, I wanted to share them with you, as we can always use some positive reinforcement in our lives."
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 The July-August 2012 edition of The Journal of The Missouri Bar is now online.
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Non-Partisan Court Plan Judicial Vacancy News & Information
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Spotlight on an Upcoming MoBarCLE Program
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In Memoriam
July, 2012
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Commission Seeks Applicants for Twenty-Second Circuit Vacancy
AJS Selects Judge Price for 2012 Herbert Harley Award
Bill Bay Elected Chair of ABA’s Section of Litigation
SLU Law School Dean Resigns
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Huge Price Cut for MoBarCLE Publications on Fastcase
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