Mo. Rev. Stat. § 478.625 – Circuit No. 19, number of judges, divisions — when judges elected

1. Beginning on January 1, 2003, there shall be three circuit judges in the nineteenth judicial circuit consisting of the county of Cole.
2. One circuit judge shall be first elected in 1982. The second circuit judge shall be first elected in 1984. The third circuit judge shall be first elected in 2002.
3. Effective January 1, 2003, there shall be one less associate circuit judge in Cole County than is provided pursuant to section 478.320.

(L. 1971 S.B. 219 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)