Politics & Government

Missouri Bar Association: Don't Retain Judge Hood

Lawyers who go before local judges, evaluate them. One judge isn't being recommended for retention.

Tuesday's ballot in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County includes a retention vote on 24 judges.

The Missouri Bar Association asks its members to evaluate judges they appear before—whether they won or lost their case. These evaluations are made available for voters to review before the Nov. 6 election.

To view the evaluations before you vote, click here.

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All but one of the 24 judges was recommended for retention. St. Louis County Circuit Court Associate Judge Dale Hood was not. 

"Associate Judge Dale Hood with the St. Louis County Circuit Court scored below average in all eighteen categories that lawyers with the Missouri Bar Association use to evaluate judges," The Riverfront Times reported.

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