The Missouri Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Missouri. The court handles most of the appeals from the Missouri Circuit Courts. The court is divided into three districts: Eastern (based in St. Louis), Western (based in Kansas City), and Southern (based in Springfield).
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