Respondent
The Board of Commissioners of Franklin County appealed the Judicial Finance Commission's (JFC) dismissal of its petition for review as untimely. The dispute arose from Franklin County's refusal to fund the Twentieth Judicial Circuit's Juvenile Court budget beyond a statutory minimum. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the JFC's dismissal, finding the county's petition was a reasonableness challenge subject to a January 1 deadline, which it missed without good cause. The Court also overruled, without prejudice, the Twentieth Circuit's motion for attorney fees, holding it was outside the scope of review.