Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
Local Rules
Rule 9. Open Records and Meetings
(a) Access to case records of this Court shall be provided in accordance with Supreme Court Operating Rule 2.
(b) All meetings and deliberations of this Court when operating in an administrative capacity shall be open to the public, unless closed by order of this Court pursuant to court rule or statute.
(c) Court sessions for oral argument of cases shall be open to the public, unless closed by order of this Court. All meetings and deliberations of this Court when operating in a judicial capacity are closed to the public.
(d) Notice of the time, date, place and tentative agenda for each open meeting shall be posted in the office of the clerk of this Court at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting, unless for good cause such notice is impossible or impracticable.
(e) Minutes of open meetings shall be kept, including a record of any votes taken, and shall be open to the public for inspection in the clerk's office of this Court.
(Adopted eff. Aug. 28, 1993. Amended eff. Jan. 10, 2018.)