Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / May 17, 2022
Karla K. Allsberry, Individually and in her official capacity as the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Lincoln County, Missouri vs. The Honorable Steven R. Ohmer, et al.
Karla K. Allsberry, Circuit Clerk of Lincoln County, appealed a judgment that declared a 2019 amendment to a court consolidation agreement void and enjoined judicial appellants from interfering with her appointing authority. The appellate court reversed, holding that the Missouri Supreme Court's constitutional authority to administer the courts, exercised through its administrative orders, supersedes conflicting statutory provisions regarding the appointment of court personnel. The court declared the 2019 Amendment, which designated the Presiding Judge as the appointing authority, to be legally binding.