Supreme Court Operating Rules

First Adopted: July 17, 1980

Most Recently Effective: February 22, 2000

Court Operating Rule (COR) 6 | Model Local Courts Rules

COR 006.05 | Adoption and Filing of Local Court Rules

All local circuit court rules shall be approved both by the presiding circuit judge and a majority of the circuit court, en banc, consisting of all circuit and associate circuit judges of the circuit. Except as provided in Administrative Rule No. 14, no local circuit court rule shall require a circuit judge to hear cases governed by Supreme Court Rule 37 or chapters 479, 482, 517, 534, 535 or 543, RSMo, other than upon trial de novo, unless the circuit judge consents to hear such cases. The clerk of the Supreme Court shall not file any local circuit court rule failing to comply with the provisions of this Administrative Rule No. 6.05.

(Adopted July 17, 1980, effective January 2, 1981. Approved for publication September 11, 1995. Amended May 28, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000.)
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