united_states missouri missouri trial level federal district court based missouri jurisdiction counties eastern half missouri court ninety district level courts tier federal judicial system judges court civil criminal trials federal matters originate borders jurisdiction organized divisions court held court formed district missouri divided east west boundaries changed little division history heard number important cases covering issues related freedom speech abortion property rights campaign finance currently active judges judges senior status seven magistrate judges attached court current united_states attorney mandate jurisdiction united_states district court missouri conducts civil trials issues orders cases hears concern federal question jurisdiction federal law treaty applicable diversity jurisdiction parties different states court holds criminal trials persons charged violations federal law appeals cases brought missouri heard patent claims claims government tucker act appealed cases appealed court based organized divisions eastern northern southeastern court eastern division held downtown located covers counties franklin jefferson warren washington independent northern division based missouri office court held covers counties clark lewis monroe montgomery pike scotland southeastern division based courthouse named division jurisdiction covers butler carter iron madison mississippi perry scott shannon wayne counties history origins missouri admitted state august united_states congress established district missouri march district assigned march congress subdivided eastern western districts march small adjustments boundaries subdivision division prompted substantial increase number admiralty cases arising traffic mississippi_river followed act congress passed upheld extending federal admiralty jurisdiction inland waterways disputes involved contracts collisions wages causes admiralty jurisdiction matters arising found travel cases tried district missouri subdivided sole judge serving district missouri time division reassigned allowing president appoint judge missouri court initially authorized meet previously authorized meeting places met time landmark courthouse shared missouri state courts tallest building state period thirty years existence court primarily concerned admiralty maritime cases including maritime insurance claims civil war aftermath years court establishment american_civil_war erupted missouri placed martial law missouri border state sharply divided resulting stern controls union government including imprisonment large number missouri district hand judge treat issued writ corpus release captain union commanding general refused asserting answer higher law substantial portion court period came tax cases court time tried numerous criminal cases arising efforts evade tax laws smuggling fraud following civil war response economic disruption caused congress enacted bankruptcy act enactment subsequent repeal act caused countless controversies arising bankruptcy brought despite turmoil inflicted civil war missouri experienced population boom fifth largest state having busy court reflected population growth division expansion divided northern courts continued held courts moved missouri met courts courts courts state time state separate federal courts district divided eastern northern southeast divisions missouri moved eastern moved eastern district united_states circuit courts eliminated favor new united_states courts appeals heard case october presiding judge joined district court judges jurisdiction circuit missouri later appointed circuit right court authorized meet beginning additionally authorized meet missouri september additional temporary authorized district missouri august temporary permanent additional added added bringing current total judges court continued meet moved house moved thomas united states courthouse largest courthouse united_states census reported district population nearly million ranking 38th population judicial districts notable cases great depression important cases decided determined new deal measures originated missouri case originally filed norman reached supreme_court cases filed claims single heading supreme_court upheld determination trial court judge found congress power prohibit parties contracting payment gold court heard original proceedings case challenged missouri state regulations abortion case eventually appealed reaffirmed right abortion struck certain restrictions unconstitutional school suit court required accept plan judge declared mandatory plan effect arrangements adhere terms suit unprecedented voluntary plan place integrating schools mandated plan required case started missouri went held public school student newspapers subject lower level amendment protection amendment case public schools came heard judge ruled school violated student rights material posted website case widely cited higher courts 2000s notable cases originated district heard nixon shrink missouri government upheld state limits campaign contributions state offices sell united_states imposed stringent limits right lower court order administration medication criminal defendant determined incompetent stand trial sole purpose making competent able tried notable cases originated district including united_states preventing merger shoe reduced competition region united_states prohibiting certain long term manufacturing equipment important case brought district involved right companies maintain trade secrets missouri law face federal regulations requiring disclosure components judges judges appointed missouri course existence currently active judges judges senior status chief judge elevated office january judges jointly appointed eastern western districts missouri judges appointed female judge appointed district african american serve appointed hispanic asian judges served court history district judges elevated judge district served succession seats
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