Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
June 4, 2024
Effective January 1, 2025
In re:
Repeal of subdivision 82.05, entitled "Restrictions on Legal Personnel After Employment by a Court," of Rule 82, entitled "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," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 82.05, entitled "Restrictions on Legal Personnel After Employment by a Court."
ORDER
1. It is ordered that, effective January 1, 2025, subdivision 82.05 of Rule 82 be and the same is hereby repealed and new subdivision 82.05 is adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
82.05 RESTRICTIONS ON LEGAL PERSONNEL AFTER EMPLOYMENT BY A COURT
A person who has been employed as a lawyer, law clerk, research attorney, or legal assistant by this Court or the court of appeals shall not perform any legal work in any case that was pending before the court during the tenure of the lawyer, law clerk, research attorney, or legal assistant with the court. If such lawyer, law clerk, research attorney, or legal assistant is employed by or associated with a law firm that is employed to represent a party in a case that was pending in the court at the time the lawyer, law clerk, research attorney, or legal assistant was employed with the court, the law firm and the former lawyer, law clerk, research attorney, or legal assistant shall comply with Rule 4-1.11(a).
Comment
See also Rules 4-1.11 and 4-1.12.
2. It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
3. It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.
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MARY R. RUSSELL
Chief Justice