*483.140. Judge to superintend keeping of records. — It shall be the special duty of every judge of a court of record to examine into and superintend the manner in which the rolls and records of the court are made up and kept; to prescribe orders that will procure uniformity, regularity and accuracy in the transaction of the business of the court; to require that the records and files be properly maintained and entries be made at the proper times as required by law or supreme court rule, and that the duties of the clerks be performed according to law and supreme court rule; and if any clerk fail to comply with the law, the court shall proceed against him as for a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to permit the adoption of any local court rule that grants a judge the discretion to remove or direct the removal of any pleading, file, or communication from a court file or record without the agreement of all parties.
Notes of Decisions
State ex rel. Geers v. Lasky, 449 S.W.2d 598 (Mo. 1970).
· cites it 2× “Section 483.140 makes .it the duty of the judge to supervise the conduct of the clerk’s office in a number of respects.”
State v. King, 275 S.W.2d 310 (Mo. 1955).
“075), the judge requiring the clerk to correctly make out the judgment dockets et cetera (§ 483.140). See §§ 483.105, 483.110. “Whenever a judgment upon a conviction shall be rendered in any court, the clerk of such court shall enter such judgment and sentence thereon fully on…”
Turnage v. State, 782 S.W.2d 755 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989).
“See § 483.140. It is the duty of the court clerks to keep such records of the courts and in such a manner as may be directed by Supreme Court rule so that they shall accurately record all essential matters relating to the causes and matters within the jurisdiction of the court.”
State ex rel. Betty Grooms, Relator v. The Honorable Steven A. Privette (Mo. 2023).
· cites it 6× “The Court further explained, “The judicial power granted to the courts by the constitution is the power to perform what is generally recognized as the judicial 3 The Court in Geers also found the judge lacked authority under section 483.140, RSMo 1959, to control the appointment…”
Julie Mae Kirk v. State of Missouri (Mo. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 3× “Section 483.140, RSMo provides: It shall be the special duty of every judge of a court of record to examine into and superintend the manner in which the rolls and records of the court are made up and kept; to prescribe orders that will procure uniformity, regularity and accuracy…”
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