First Adopted: February 25, 1992
Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2016
Court Operating Rule (COR) 14 | Assignment of Judicial Personnel/Solemnizing Marriage
COR 014.01 | Assignment of Judicial Personnel
(a) Each presiding circuit judge is hereby authorized to assign any case or any class or classes of cases to any judge or division within the circuit, except that the presiding circuit judge is not authorized by this Court Operating Rule 14.01 to make the following assignments:
(1) Assignment of municipal judge to hear any case other than to initially hear a municipal ordinance violation case of the municipality that makes provision for such municipal judge; and
(2) Assignment of a judge to hear the trial of a felony case when the judge has previously conducted the preliminary hearing in that case unless the defendant has:
(A) Signed a written waiver permitting the same judge to hear both the preliminary hearing and the trial, or
(B) Indicated on the record that the defendant is permitting the same judge to hear both the preliminary hearing and the trial.
(b) Each presiding judge shall ensure that any case in the family court or juvenile court divisions in which a juvenile officer is a party is not heard by a judge who is the appointing authority for the juvenile officer and/or other necessary juvenile employees.
(Adopted February 25, 1992, effective February 25, 1992. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended October 31, 2014, effective January 1, 2015; amended March 3, 2016, effective July 1, 2016.)
First Adopted: January 15, 1999
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2015
Court Operating Rule (COR) 14 | Assignment of Judicial Personnel/Solemnizing Marriage
COR 014.02 | Solemnizing Marriages
Any judge, including a municipal judge, may solemnize a marriage at any place within the state of Missouri. A judge shall not receive any compensation for solemnizing a marriage.
For purposes of this Court Operating Rule 14.02, a "judge" is any person who has served or is serving as a judge of this Court, the court of appeals or the circuit court, including any municipal division of the circuit court.
(Adopted January 15, 1999, effective January 15, 1999. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended May 1, 2002, effective May 1, 2002; amended October 31, 2014, effective January 1, 2015.)