HERE COMES THE JUDGE

The Old Courthouse, of course, has courtrooms. Although I practiced law for 47 years I rarely set foot in one, since my work was in a niche specialty of federal administrative law. This room has a ponderous 19th Century vibe. The circuit court name was also antique. When this building was in full use Missouri was pretty rural outside of St. Louis and judges “rode a circuit,” traveling from one county to another at a regular schedule. The name persists in the in the state’s modern legal structure.