14 December 2007

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Laura Denvir Stith, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri and chair of the Appellate Judicial Commission, announced today that the commission will meet Monday, December 17, 2007, in Jefferson City, to select a panel of three nominees to fill the vacancy on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, that exists due the appointment of Judge Patricia Breckenridge to the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Contact: Beth S. Riggert

Communications Counsel

Supreme Court of Missouri

(573) 751-3676