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Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable Mary R. Russell

88 opinions on record in the Ott Law Missouri courts archive across authorship, concurrence, dissenting, and trial-court roles.

Opinions Authored
87
Concurring Opinions
1

Opinions Authored

87 opinions

State ex rel. Catherine Hanaway, Relator, vs. The Honorable Craig Hellmann, Respondent.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 13, 2026#SC101132

affirmed

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld section 577.023.2, which allows circuit courts rather than juries to determine whether prior DWI convictions occurred on separate occasions for purposes of charging a persistent offender felony. The court rejected the defendant's argument that this procedure facially violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, finding the statute constitutional and that the circuit court lacked authority to dismiss the felony charge.

criminal-lawper_curiam2,445 words

Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, et al., Respondents, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Appellants.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 12, 2025#SC101176

modified
personal-injurymajority2,779 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Chad Thomas, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 5, 2024#SC100469

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,658 words

Patriots Bank, Respondent, vs. Black River Motel, LLC, et al., Appellants.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 13, 2023#SC99567

affirmed
constitutionalmajority5,310 words

State ex rel. Johnny A. Johnson, Petitioner, vs. David Vandergriff, Respondent(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 8, 2023#SC100077

criminal-lawmajority2,498 words

Brent Johnson, in his Official Capacity as the Assessor for Greene County, Missouri and Greene County, Missouri, Appellants, vs. Springfield Solar 1, LLC, Respondent, vs. Allen Icet, in his Official Capacity as the Collector for Greene County, Missouri, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 9, 2022#SC99441

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,121 words

Bruce S. Schlafly, Appellant, vs. Anne S. Cori, Respondent.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 26, 2022#SC99358

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,715 words

Christopher Klecka, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 26, 2022#SC99280

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,135 words

State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Gary Andrews, Jr., Respondent.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 15, 2022#SC99063

reversed
criminal-lawmemorandum1,576 words

Mary Fox, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 15, 2022#SC98909

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum6,383 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Tyler J. Gates, Appellant.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 21, 2021#SC98847

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,224 words

Gary Boothe, Jr., Appellant, vs. DISH Network, Inc., Respondent.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 21, 2021#SC98948

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,134 words

Jesse Driskill, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 1, 2021#SC98259

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority15,152 words

State ex rel. Vacation Management Solutions, LLC, Relator, vs. The Honorable Joan L. Moriarty, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 24, 2020#SC98323

dismissed
real-estatemajority1,223 words

State ex rel. Matthew Becker, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Relator, vs. The Honorable Gael D. Wood, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 3, 2020#SC98416

remanded
criminal-lawmajority5,496 words

State of Missouri ex rel. Woodco, Inc., Relator, vs. The Honorable Jennifer Phillips, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 28, 2020#SC98227

dismissed
personal-injurymajority2,203 words

State of Missouri ex rel. Universal Credit Acceptance, Inc., Relator, vs. The Honorable Gloria Clark Reno, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 30, 2020#SC97872

dismissed
othermajority1,435 words

Vincent McFadden, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 14, 2020#SC97737

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum10,397 words

Theron Ingram, Respondent, vs. Brook Chateau, Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 19, 2019#SC97812

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,277 words

Donnie Wayne Hounihan, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriOctober 15, 2019#SC97622

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,857 words

Business Aviation, LLC and Vaughn C. Zimmerman, et al., Appellants, vs. Director of Revenue, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 16, 2019#SC97475

affirmed
family-lawmajority3,249 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Marvin D. Rice, Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 2, 2019#SC96737

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority10,246 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. George Richey, Appellant. and State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. John B. Wright, Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 19, 2019#SC97604

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,658 words

State ex rel. Jerry Cullen, Relator, vs. The Honorable Kevin Harrell, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 26, 2019#SC97008

affirmed
family-lawmajority5,013 words

State ex rel. Mario Richardson, Relator, vs. The Honorable Brian H. May, Respondent.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 15, 2019#SC97179

remanded
criminal-lawmemorandum4,021 words

Emilee Williams, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, vs. Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities, f/k/a St. John's Clinic, Inc., Respondent/Cross-Appellant.(2019)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 15, 2019#SC96547

affirmed
personal-injurymajority9,565 words

State of Missouri ex rel. PPG Industries, Inc., Relator, vs. The Honorable Maura B. McShane, Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 20, 2018#SC97006

dismissed
personal-injurymajority2,340 words

Cass County, Missouri, Appellant, vs. Director of Revenue, Respondent, City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Intervenor-Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriMay 22, 2018#SC96731

affirmed
administrativemajority2,813 words

Accident Fund Insurance Company; E.J. Cody Company, Inc., Respondents-Appellants, vs. Robert Casey, Employee/Dolores Murphy, Appellant-Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriMay 22, 2018#SC96899

affirmed
insurancemajority3,225 words

State of Missouri ex rel. Shayne Healea, Relator, vs. The Honorable Frederick P. Tucker, Respondent.(2018)

Supreme Court of MissouriMay 1, 2018#SC96601

dismissed
personal-injurymajority3,132 words

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