October 2024

Missouri Bar evaluations of judges on ballot available to voters

CLAY COUNTY — Voters in Clay County are being asked to make a host of decisions on the November ballot including whether 10 judges should retain their current positions on the bench.In order to help voters decide, the Missouri Bar Association evaluates judges and publishes findings online at yourmissourijudges.org.“The Missouri judicial performance review process was developed after a committee studied model rules and best practices from the American Bar Association and more than 20 judicial performance evaluation systems in the nation,” reports the Missouri Bar Association.The review committee reviews the performances of judges who sit on the state Supreme Court, the court of appeals and each judicial circuit judge selected through the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan, including the 7th Circuit of Clay County.

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CYNTHIA CLIFTON

 Cynthia Ann (Cheesbrough) Clifton, 82, died peacefully surrounded by her family on October 19, 2024. Cynthia was born on December 13, 1941, in Valparaiso, Indiana, to Joseph Edward and Lucille…

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RICHARD FOUTS

 Richard William Fouts, 63, of Kearney, Missouri, passed away at his home surrounded by his friends and family on October 20, 2024. Rick was born July 21, 1961, in Kearney, Missouri,…

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