Missouri Legal Overview: St. Louis The St. Louis metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as covering five counties in Illinois and seven counties in Missouri, in addition to part of Crawford County, MO. The MSA is better known as Greater St. Louis and is part of the larger St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington combined statistical area or CSA which additionally includes the Farmington micropolitan area (Washington and St. Francois counties). The main trial courts with general jurisdiction are the circuit courts. Listed below are the major cities in the St. Louis metro area.
Top Missouri cities for Legal Issues: St. Louis
1. Missouri is divided into 45 judicial circuits. The city of St. Louis is served by the 22nd Judicial Circuit while St. Louis County (not including the city of St. Louis) is served by the 21st Judicial Circuit located in the county seat of Clayton. The city of St. Louis Circuit Court has separate divisions, such as criminal, associate circuit, small claims, juvenile, probate, family and municipal. The St. Louis County Circuit Court likewise has divisions for criminal, civil, family, domestic violence, DWI, drug and probate matters.
Trending Legal Topics:Appeals against circuit court verdicts in Greater St. Louis may be filed with the Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals, which is located in downtown St. Louis. The Missouri Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in the St. Louis metro area must be filed with the St. Louis Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Federal appeals arising out of U.S. district and bankruptcy courts in Missouri are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |