#MoBarNews October 2025 recap
Don’t miss these top stories from October!
300-plus #NewMOLawyers sworn in during 2025 Fall Enrollment Ceremonies
“I’m so proud of her,” a mom whispered under her breath as she recorded her daughter signing the roll of attorneys during the Fall Enrollment Ceremonies at the Supreme Court of Missouri building in Jefferson City on Oct. 10.
Over 320 individuals were sworn into the legal profession before judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri, officers of The Missouri Bar, and members of the Missouri Board of Law Examiners during the Fall Enrollment Ceremonies. Those lawyers were among the 450-plus individuals who passed the July 2025 Bar Exam.
Read this article to see what new lawyers said about the event.
Lawyers, judges speak to more than 2,000 Missouri students during Constitution Day presentations
“The scholars at (Hogan Preparatory Academy) worked hard in preparation for the attorneys' and judge's visit and were excited to ask them questions about their rights, the U.S. government, and the Constitution. Some scholars were inspired and now see the possibility of pursuing a career in law. It was an amazing experience and opportunity!” said Veronica King, teacher at Hogan Preparatory Academy in Kansas City.
Each year, The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section partners with the bar’s citizenship education department to send lawyers to present to students for Constitution Day. This year, more than 2,000 students across the state had the opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution from those who regularly interact with it.
Click here to learn how Missouri lawyers are influencing the next generation.
The short life and death of Missouri's witness, victim redaction requirements
In 2023, the Missouri General Assembly passed a bill that was later signed and enacted that dramatically changed the procedures in Missouri state courts, requiring lawyers and judges to redact witness and victim names and identifying information from all court filings. A year and a half later, in December 2024, a court ruled in Gross v. Missouri, that the witness and victim redaction requirements were unconstitutional on multiple grounds and barred the state from enforcing it.
In the September-October issue of The Journal of The Missouri Bar, Mark Sableman and Hon. Michael A. Wolff discussed the short life and early death of the witness and victim redaction requirements, including the judicial openness and First Amendment reasons why the court ruled it unconstitutional.
Read this article to learn more about Missouri’s redaction requirements.
Each year, The Missouri Bar, The Missouri Bar Foundation, and The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section present awards to deserving lawyers, judges, and community members. This year’s awardees were recognized Sept. 17 during The Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar in Branson.
To learn more about the awards and recipients, click here.
Most popular stories
This month, the bar’s most popular articles continued to be The Missouri Bar’s weekly case summaries, followed by 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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