Courts of Missouri
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Courts of Missouri include:


State courts of Missouri
  • Supreme Court of Missouri
    Supreme Court of Missouri
    The Supreme Court of Missouri is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820, and is located in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri voters have approved changes in the state's constitution to give the Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction- the sole legal power to hear -...

    • Missouri Court of Appeals
      Missouri Court of Appeals
      The Missouri Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Missouri. The court handles most of the appeals from the Missouri Circuit Courts. The court is divided into three districts: Eastern The Missouri Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state...

       (3 districts)
      • Missouri Circuit Courts
        Missouri Circuit Courts
        The Missouri Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of original jurisdiction and general jurisdiction of the state of Missouri.-Jurisdiction:The Missouri Constitution provides for the Circuit Courts in Article V, Judicial Department.-List of circuits:...

         (45 circuits)
        • Missouri Municipal Courts


Federal courts located in Missouri
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
    The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas...

     (headquartered in St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

    , having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of...

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri...



Former federal courts of Missouri
  • United States District Court for the District of Missouri (extinct, subdivided)

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