A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor
Associated Press— A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state’s Republican governor, not a local Democratic official, has the power to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor’s office for the state’s most populous county. A spokesperson said St. Louis County would appeal St. Louis Circuit Judge Brian May’s decision siding with Gov. “The voice of St. Louis County residents is taken away when charter language is ignored,” Page’s spokesperson Doug Moore said in a statement. He said he was pleased that Parson appointed her, though he agreed that Van Ostran “would be a capable leader.” May issued his ruling two days after a court hearing and emphasized near the beginning of his 11-page opinion that his decision was not “a reflection on the individuals named by the Governor or County Executive.” Instead, he ruled that the county prosecutor is a state official, not a county official.
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