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ST. LOUIS COUNTY FAMILY COURT IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH 2016 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AGREEMENT
CLAYTON, MO – March 7, 2019 – The St. Louis County Family Court has fulfilled all the requirements of a 2016 agreement between the Court and the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a D.O.J. report released today. Since the last D.O.J. report, issued in August of 2018, the Court has achieved full compliance with…
Read MoreRace Not a Significant Factor in Determining Outcome of Juvenile Court Hearings for Delinquent County Youth
Services Needed to Help Reduce Court Referrals will be Topic of Community Meeting Dec. 4 CLAYTON, MO – Nov. 29, 2018 — Race was not a significant factor in determining which youth were found delinquent at court hearings in the St. Louis County Family Court during the first half of 2018, according to a report released today.…
Read MoreLorne J. Baker appointed Associate Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit
Administrative Law Judge Lorne J. Baker was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in St. Louis County by Gov. Mike Parson. Baker will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge John N. Borbonus III as Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit. Baker was one of three nominees submitted…
Read MoreWilliam J. Gust Appointed to Four-year Term as Probate Commissioner for the 21st Judicial Circuit
William J. Gust has been appointed by Probate Circuit Judge Ellen Levy to a four-year term as Probate Commissioner for the 21st Judicial Circuit. He fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Commissioner Robert Weis. Prior to his appointment, Gust was a shareholder at Polsinelli PC. He has more than a decade of experience…
Read MoreJudge Gloria Clark Reno elected Presiding Judge of St. Louis County 21st Judicial Circuit
Circuit Court Judge Gloria Clark Reno was unanimously elected by her peers on October 10, 2018 to serve as Presiding Judge of the St. Louis County Circuit Court. She is the first African-American to lead the 21st Judicial Circuit since it was established in 1815. She succeeds former Presiding Judge Douglas R. Beach, who retired…
Read MoreMacArthur Foundation Awards $2.25 million Grant to St. Louis County, Courts, Department of Justice Services and UMSL to Support Reform Strategies to Safely Reduce Jail Population
St. Louis County – October 24, 2018 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced a $2.25 million grant to St. Louis County and the University of Missouri-St. Louis to continue building on efforts to advance local criminal justice system reform and safely reduce the County’s jail population, bringing the Foundation’s total investment…
Read MoreParkway West Alumna Mondonna Ghasedi Pursues her Dream Career as Judge
September 20, 2018 Parkway West Alumna Ghasedi Pursues her Dream Career as Judge https://pwestpathfinder.com/2018/09/20/alumna-mondonna-ghasedi-pursues-her-dream-career-as-an-associate-circuit-judge/
Read MoreGovernor Parson appoints Judge John N. Borbonus III as Circuit Judge for the 21st Circuit
August 31, 2018 Governor Mike Parson announced the appointment of Associate Circuit Judge John N. Borbonus III, as circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in St. Louis County, to take effect September 21, 2018. He will fill the vacancy upon the September 20, 2018, retirement of Judge Douglas R. Beach. Judge Borbonus was one of…
Read MoreST. LOUIS COUNTY FAMILY COURT CLOSE TO ACHIEVING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RECOMMENDATIONS
August 29, 2018 CLAYTON, MO – August 29, 2018 – The St. Louis County Family Court has achieved full compliance with all but one recommendation – staff training – contained in a 2016 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a D.O.J. audit released last week. Retired Pennsylvania Judge Arthur E. Grim, one…
Read More21st Circuit Judicial Commission Names Borbonus, Green and Schroeder to Panel to Replace Retiring Judge Douglas R. Beach
10 August 2018 ST. LOUIS – The Twenty-First Circuit Judicial Commission announced the panel of three nominees to be submitted to Governor Michael L. Parson to fill the circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County created by the retirement of Judge Douglas R. Beach. Those nominated by the commission are: Judge John N. Borbonus…
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