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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2386 adds an associate circuit judge to the twentieth judicial circuit
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Brad Banderman
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 2386 creates one additional for the , covering Franklin, Gasconade, and Osage counties. The governor will appoint this judge to serve until January 1, 2029, with an election scheduled for 2028. This newly authorized judge is exempt from the statutory formula that normally governs additional associate circuit judges per county.
The measure expands judicial capacity in Franklin, Gasconade, and Osage counties by adding a new judicial position appointed by the governor and filled by election in 2028.
- Associate circuit judges in Missouri handle a broad range of civil and criminal cases within their assigned judicial circuits. context
- The General Assembly is the primary legislative body responsible for passing statutory updates concerning Missouri's judicial circuits. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Residents of Franklin, Gasconade, and Osage counties
Litigants and residents in the twentieth judicial circuit will have access to an additional associate circuit judge.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 12, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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