#MoBarNews November 2025 recap
Don’t miss these top stories from November!
Former Missouri chief justice and 2025-2026 Missouri Bar vice president present to students
“They’re going to become voters soon. When they’re given the opportunity to vote for their judge on the county level, or to vote to retain judges on the court of appeals or on the Supreme Court of Missouri, we want them to have the information on why that’s important,” said Scott Robbins, 2025-2026 Missouri Bar president, in an interview with the Daily American Republic.
Robbins and Hon. Patricia Breckenridge, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri presented at Poplar Bluff High School on Nov. 3. Read this article to learn how lawyers and judges are helping students understand Missouri’s court system.
Chief justice emphasizes rule of law, access to legal services, and civic education
“Truly, lawyers have been woven into the fabric of our nation. This is part of what makes me — and, I hope, all of you — very proud to be a lawyer,” said Hon. W. Brent Powell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Click here to read Powell’s address during the opening luncheon of the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar and the Judicial Conference of Missouri in Branson.
Meet your new Missouri Bar Foundation Board of Trustees members
“The foundation is important to me because we have a direct opportunity to help provide access to justice and support to those truly in need,” said Missouri Bar Foundation Trustee Debbie Champion.
Read this article to meet the four recent additions to the Missouri Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.
David W. Sweeney receives MOLAP’s 2025 James T. Britt Memorial Award
“This award reflects values that I hold close to my heart: compassion, community, and the belief that every lawyer deserves the opportunity to find balance and well-being in their professional and personal lives,” said David W. Sweeney, 2025 James T. Britt Memorial Award recipient.
Sweeney received the award in recognition of his work to advance the cause of relief and recovery for impaired lawyers and his pioneering contributions to the overall well-being of lawyers in Missouri. Read this article to learn about the award and Sweeney’s contributions to the profession.
Most popular stories
This month, the bar’s most popular articles continued to be The Missouri Bar’s weekly case summaries, and the September-October “In memoriam.”
View the Supreme Court of Missouri and Missouri Court of Appeals hand downs each week online, with headings and summaries for each case. These summaries are not part of the opinions of the court and should not be quoted or cited.
Those wanting to pay tribute to a Missouri lawyer can submit an obituary here.
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