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Retired Judge Gary Oxenhandler joins in memorandum supporting absentee voting

Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Michael Wolff has penned a memorandum of law regarding absentee voting based on the “confinement due to illness” clause in Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.277. Former Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler has joined several other attorneys and retired judges from around the state in signing this memo and asked that it be shared with the Bar. A copy is posted on the BCBA website on the News tab with this story.

13th Circuit to host three CLEs on May 8

The Associate Circuit Judges and Commissioners of the 13th Circuit are hosting 3 CLEs on Friday, May 8. These CLEs will be on Zoom and will focus on how to appear for court over Zoom. One will be with judges from Boone County, one will be with judges from Callaway County, both focusing on criminal and civil dockets; and a third will focus on Family Law in both Boone and Callaway counties. The court is applying for CLE credit. Below is a schedule of these three programs:

Friday, May 8
Boone J…

Prof. Trachtenberg to present CLE on Legal Ethics and the Coronavirus on May 13

In lieu of the regular May meeting, the BCBA will be offering an Ethics CLE via videoconference on Wednesday, May 13 from noon – 1 p.m. The BCBA will sponsor this virtual CLE, and the presentation will be free to all BCBA members. The session will b…

Updated Procedures for Zoom Video Conferences Involving In-Custody Defendants

Below is an email from 13th Judicial Circuit Administrator, Mary Epping:

After some brainstorming and the jails being open to creative solutions, both the Boone and Callaway jails are now able to use Zoom. We appreciate our partners being willing to try new things and we are doing our best to minimize issues but recognize that there will be unavoidable troubleshooting. We need to keep in mind the jails’ need to have CDC compliance. I want to recognize everyone’s contributions but specif…

Updates on Options for In-Custody Appearances

From Mary Epping, Court Administrator:
Boone County In Custody Appearances
Thank you, everyone, for your patience as we’ve been working through the best options for keeping everyone safe and healthy.

At this time, we are not able to utilize “Zoom” within the Boone County jail for the criminal dockets. We do, however, have another video-conferencing program we are able to use with the jail. Attorneys wanting to appear by video would connect via a link emailed out and could then appear from a…

Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Announces Procedures Regarding In-Custody Defendants

Callaway County Jail Procedures

As some of you may already know, the Callaway County Sheriff has been working to limit public access to the Callaway County Jail to help reduce the possibility of COVID-19 transmission and make reasonable accommodation for attorney-client contact.

Inmates still have phone contact availability with their attorneys.

In addition, the jail will be using the visitor pods to allow for attorney-client meetings. These pods separate the attorney from the client b…

Columbia Municipal Court Response to COVID-19

Starting Monday, March 23, 2020, the Columbia Municipal Court building will be closed to the public.

The following court services will still be available:

The Judge will hold video arraignments for inmates, five days a week.
Payments can be processed online at www.trafficpayment.com, by phone 1-800-444-1187, or via mail at 600 E Broadway, Columbia MO, 65201.
Written guilty pleas will be accepted via email at MunicipalCourt@CoMo.gov or by fax at 573-874-7531.
The Judge and Clerk will be available to recall warrants and process appropriate paperwork.
Email MunicipalCourt@CoMo.gov or call 573.817.5022 to make inquiries.

Boone County Circuit Court Provides Updates on Pandemic Response

On March 19, 2020, Mary Epping, Court Administrator for the 13th Judicial Circuit provided the following update on the Boone County Circuit Court’s response to COVID-19:

During this pandemic we are continuing to work with our agency partners to find creative solutions to make sure we balance the health of everyone, while also making sure we are prioritizing cases that have to be processed.

Update 1:

In a continued effort to consolidate dockets and interactions, the court will tempor…

OTHER NEWS

The 13th Circuit Court’s current list of conflicts to the regular docket schedule, as of February 19, 2020 has been uploaded to the website and can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/docket-schedules/

The 13th Circuit Associate Court’s current list of conflicts to the regular docket schedule, as of February 28, 2020 has been uploaded to the website and can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/docket-schedules/.

Despite the snow storm, about 105 members attended the BCBA meeting and CLE…

Bench-Bar Social Canceled – Message from BCBA President Randall Johnston

With the CDC recommending no gatherings of 50+ people for the next two months, I believe that it is prudent to cancel the Spring Bench/Bar Social. We can possibly re-schedule it for later this year, but who knows what the future portends. Therefore, I believe it is proper to cancel this fun event for now.

Things have changed. May everyone be safe.

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