The judge who will oversee the quo warranto case that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey brought against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery stepped away from the bench a year ago.

Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence. Since the ...

W. Brent Powell has served on the Missouri Supreme Court since 2017. He will now serve as chief justice for the next two ...

W. Brent Powell will be Missouri's next Supreme Court chief justice, according to a Missouri Courts press release.

The Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on certain medical procedures for minors, echoing Missouri's legal victory.

In 2008, then-Governor Matt Blunt appointed Powell as a circuit judge in Jackson County and in 2017, then-Governor Eric ...

The state Supreme Court effectively restored an abortion ban voters believed they’d defeated just months ago. The reversal ​points up the risks of relying on ballot measures to ensure abortion access.

W. Brent Powell, who now lives in Kansas City, will replace current Chief Justice Mary R. Russell. Powell was appointed to ...

Powell has been a Missouri Supreme Court Judge since 2017 when he was appointed by then-Governor Eric Greitens. He attended ...