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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Groundbreaking Municipal Court Consolidation Wins “Outstanding Government Achievement Award” from East-West Gateway Council St. Ann, Vinita Park, Charlack, Northwoods, Wellston and Beverly Hills Recognized for Improving Access to Justice, Adopting Best Practices CLAYTON, MO – Nov. 17, 2017 – A ground-breaking court collaboration among six municipalities in St. Louis County has received an Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award from the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. The awards recognize the best in local government in the City of St. Louis and Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri, and Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Municipal Court Reform is Focus of Day-long Workshop in Ferguson Nearly 250 Judges, Clerks and Legal Experts Share Best Practices to Achieve Minimum Operating Standards, Restore Public Confidence in Courts Ferguson, MO – Nov. 10, 2017 – Nearly 250 municipal court clerks, court administrators and judges gathered in Ferguson last week for an educational workshop designed to help St. Louis County’s 77 municipal divisions comply with mandatory minimum state operating standards promulgated by the Missouri Supreme Court. Held on the campus of Florissant Valley Community College, the workshop was led and organized by St. Louis County Presiding…