30 September 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, plans to convene court October 21, 2025, at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. The oral arguments will be held in the Elliott Student Union Ballroom inside the Student Union on campus. Beginning at 9 a.m., a three-judge panel consisting of Judge Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judge Alok Ahuja, and Judge Cynthia Martin will hear oral arguments in three cases. After the oral arguments, the judges will take time to discuss the court system and take general questions from the audience.
Judge Edward R. Ardini, Jr., will preside over the proceedings in Warrensburg. Judge Ardini was appointed to the Western District in 2016. Prior to his appointment, he served as counsel to the Missouri Attorney General and then as counsel to the Governor. Judge Ahuja has served in the Western District since 2008. Previously, he practiced law in Washington D.C. and Kansas City. Judge Martin was appointed to the Western District in 2009. She practiced law in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit before joining the court.
The court regularly convenes court in Kansas City. For more than 25 years, however, the court has held dockets in several of the 45 counties in the court’s jurisdiction, which includes all of northwest Missouri and most of central Missouri. The court hears oral arguments outside of Kansas City to give individuals an opportunity to observe a part of the judicial system they normally do not see and to familiarize those attending with the court's role in the judicial system.
Judge Edward R. Ardini, Jr., will preside over the proceedings in Warrensburg. Judge Ardini was appointed to the Western District in 2016. Prior to his appointment, he served as counsel to the Missouri Attorney General and then as counsel to the Governor. Judge Ahuja has served in the Western District since 2008. Previously, he practiced law in Washington D.C. and Kansas City. Judge Martin was appointed to the Western District in 2009. She practiced law in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit before joining the court.
The court regularly convenes court in Kansas City. For more than 25 years, however, the court has held dockets in several of the 45 counties in the court’s jurisdiction, which includes all of northwest Missouri and most of central Missouri. The court hears oral arguments outside of Kansas City to give individuals an opportunity to observe a part of the judicial system they normally do not see and to familiarize those attending with the court's role in the judicial system.
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Attachment: summaries of cases scheduled to be argued
Contact: Kimberly K. Boeding, clerk of court
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
(816) 889-3600