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Christie Davenport
Issue date: 1/15/08 Section: News
Two sessions of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District will take place Jan. 22 in the Plaster Student Union Theater.
The event will be hosted by the Department of Political Science and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association,
Kevin Pybas, an associate professor in the Political Science Department, hopes to see students attend the event.
"It's not every day that the appellate court holds a session outside of its usual chambers," he said. "The majority of attorneys have probably never even seen the appellate court in session, so for the general public to have the opportunity to see a session, I think it's a great opportunity."
According to Pybas, this is the first time that the Court of Appeals has sat in at campus.
The two appeals that the Court will hear are Murley v. Shelter and Mackey v. Goslee, with the former beginning at 9 a.m. and the latter at 10:30 a.m.
The reason the Court of Appeals is having a session on campus is because the Court presents an opportunity for the public to see it at work by being held in such a public venue, Pybas said.
"Transparency in all aspects of government is a good thing, and this gives the public an opportunity to come to a better understanding of what the Court does, and how," he said.
Both sessions are open to the public.
The event will be hosted by the Department of Political Science and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association,
Kevin Pybas, an associate professor in the Political Science Department, hopes to see students attend the event.
"It's not every day that the appellate court holds a session outside of its usual chambers," he said. "The majority of attorneys have probably never even seen the appellate court in session, so for the general public to have the opportunity to see a session, I think it's a great opportunity."
According to Pybas, this is the first time that the Court of Appeals has sat in at campus.
The two appeals that the Court will hear are Murley v. Shelter and Mackey v. Goslee, with the former beginning at 9 a.m. and the latter at 10:30 a.m.
The reason the Court of Appeals is having a session on campus is because the Court presents an opportunity for the public to see it at work by being held in such a public venue, Pybas said.
"Transparency in all aspects of government is a good thing, and this gives the public an opportunity to come to a better understanding of what the Court does, and how," he said.
Both sessions are open to the public.
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