Supreme Court Rules - Rule 82 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Relating to All Appellate Courts - Terms and Duties of Chief Justice and Judges of This Court and the Court of Appeals - Designation of Court of Appeals and Districts Thereof

Clerk Handbooks

Supreme Court Rules

		Section/Rule:	82.02
Subject:	Rule 82 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Relating to All Appellate Courts - Terms and Duties of Chief Justice and Judges of This Court and the Court of Appeals - Designation of Court of Appeals and Districts Thereof - Duties and Other Matters Relating to the State Courts Administrator and Other Court Personnel	Publication / Adopted Date:	June 1, 1971
Topic:	Court of Appeals and Districts - Terms and Duties of Chief Judges of the Court of Appeals	Revised / Effective Date:	July 1, 2013

82.02 Court of Appeals and Districts - Terms and Duties of Chief Judges of the Court of Appeals

(a) The court of appeals established by Article V of the Constitution of Missouri shall be officially known and designated as the Missouri Court of Appeals, and the three districts thereof shall be respectively denominated as the Eastern, Western, and Southern districts.

(b) The judges of each district of the court of appeals shall elect from their number a chief judge, who shall be the administrative officer of the district.

(Adopted June 1, 1971, eff. Jan. 1, 1972. Amended June 5, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Dec. 27, 2012, eff. July 1, 2013.)