13 Judicial Circuit - Local Rule 1

Divisions of Court

A. The circuit court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit shall consist of a presiding judge and other judges and commissioners assigned to hear civil, criminal, family law, probate, drug court, small claims, and associate circuit judge cases. The assignment of dockets to the various divisions of the court shall be subject to change from time to time, as determined by the presiding judge.

B. Divisions I, II, III and IV shall be presided over by circuit judges; divisions V, IX, X and XI shall be presided over by the Boone County associate circuit judges; divisions VI and VII shall be presided over by Callaway County associate circuit judges; and division VIII shall be the family court commissioner.

C. There shall be municipal divisions of the circuit court in both Boone and Callaway Counties.

1. If any municipality in either Boone or Callaway County elects to retain its municipal judge, the municipal judge shall hear and determine municipal ordinance violations in a municipal division of the circuit court located in the municipality so electing to retain its municipal judge.

2. If any municipality in either Boone or Callaway Counties does not elect to retain its municipal judge, municipal ordinance violations shall be heard and determined by an associate circuit judge.