Melissa Price Smith, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney in Missouri. Courtesy photoAppeal Pending: Governor's Selected Candidate Sworn Into St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office
Melissa Price Smith has worked in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office since 2008, where she served as assistant prosecuting attorney and supervisor of the office's sexual assault and child abuse team.
January 06, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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A Missouri Appellate Court gave the state's governor all clear Thursday to appoint his selected candidate to fill the vacancy of the St. Louis County prosecutor, rejecting the county executive's claims that it was his responsibility to pick the representative.
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