Bill > HB2386

This bill adds an additional associate circuit judge to the twentieth judicial circuit, which includes Franklin, Gasconade, and Osage counties. Specifically, the bill creates a new judgeship that is exempt from the standard statutory formula for determining the number of associate circuit judges per county. The new associate circuit judge will be initially appointed by the governor and will serve until January 1, 2029, at which point an election will be held to fill the position. This change increases the judicial resources available in the twentieth judicial circuit from two existing circuit judges to two circuit judges and one additional associate circuit judge, potentially helping to manage the judicial workload in these three counties.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2386&year=2026&code=R