§ 477.004 Supreme court may answer questions of law certified to it by certain ..
§ 477.005 Supreme court and court of appeals, employees authorized
§ 477.010 Supreme court to promulgate general rules for all courts of the state
§ 477.011 Supreme court employees to serve judicial council
§ 477.012 Rule on jury instruction on child under age ten as a witness in criminal ..
§ 477.020 Majority decision — special judge appointed, when and by whom
§ 477.030 Opinion in writing — where filed — how endorsed
§ 477.040 Court of appeals consists of three districts
§ 477.050 Territorial jurisdiction of the eastern district court of appeals
§ 477.060 Territorial jurisdiction of the southern district court of appeals
§ 477.070 Territorial jurisdiction of the western district court of appeals
§ 477.080 Appeal to wrong court — transfer of cause
§ 477.087 Official station of judges — office space to be provided — travel to and ..
§ 477.120 Expenditures, how paid
§ 477.130 Compensation of supreme court and appellate judges — practice of law ..
§ 477.140 Office and library furnishings — expenditures, how paid
§ 477.150 Expenditure for books, how paid
§ 477.160 Judges, eastern district court of appeals, number
§ 477.170 Judges, western district court of appeals, number
§ 477.180 Judges, southern district court of appeals, number
§ 477.220 Sessions of southern district of court of appeals — when and where held
§ 477.231 Designation of private publication as official reports
§ 477.235 Publications revolving fund established, funding, exemption — sale of ..
§ 477.241 Old official reports, custody, sale, reprinting, disposition
§ 477.285 Copies of reports disposed of, when
§ 477.390 Supreme court to replace reports lost by fire
§ 477.400 Reports to belong to offices
§ 477.405 Judicial personnel, court to furnish guidelines for general assembly
§ 477.600 Judicial finance commission members, terms, vacancies, compensation — ..
§ 477.650 Basic civil legal services fund created, moneys to be used to increase ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 477 - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day when the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.