Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 508.110 (2026)

Judge disqualified, case transferred to another division of court, when

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  508.110.  Judge disqualified, case transferred to another division of court, when. — In all circuits composed of a single county which have more than four hundred thousand inhabitants, and in which there are two or more judges, when legal objection is made to the circuit judge assigned to try any case, the case shall be transferred to another division of the circuit court presided over by a different judge.  Only one application shall be made by the same party in the same case, and shall be made as to only one of the judges of the court.

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(RSMo 1939 §§ 1072, 2121, 2229, 2314, 2324, A. 1949 H.B. 2118, A.L. 1951 p. 361, A.L. 1957 p. 294)

Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 921, 1959, 2127, 14616, 14626; 1919 §§ 1371, 2457, 2630; 1909 §§ 1941, 3976, 4163

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1952–1953 · leading case: Hayes v. Hayes, 252 S.W.2d 323 (Mo. 1952).
Hayes v. Hayes, 252 S.W.2d 323 (Mo. 1952). · cites it 6× “Section 508.110 now provides that in one county circuits with more than 400,000 inhabitants (at the time of the overruling of the application for change of venue herein, the section mentioned one county circuits without respect to the population thereof), in which there are two…”
Pogue v. Swink, 261 S.W.2d 40 (Mo. 1953). “110, multiple judge circuits, the case, upon an application for a “change of judge,” should be transferred to another division of the court, and “in all other instances” the judge should call in another circuit judge or request this court to transfer a circuit judge to preside.”
Hayes v. Hayes, 247 S.W.2d 551 (Mo. Ct. App. 1952). · cites it 2× “1949 uses the words “in any civil suit” and Section 508.110 states “if any such legal objection is made to the judge assigned to try any case, then such case shall be transferred to another division of said circuit court presided over by a different judge.”
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