In Re: Area 5 Public Defender Office v. The Honorable Daniel F. Kellogg, Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT IN RE: ) ) AREA 5 PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, ) ) Appellant, ) v. ) WD83535 ) ) OPINION FILED: THE HONORABLE DANIEL F. ) October 6, 2020 KELLOGG, PRESIDING JUDGE OF ) THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUCHANAN ) COUNTY, MISSOURI, ) ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri The Honorable Daniel F. Kellogg, Judge Before Division One: Mark D. Pfeiffer, Presiding Judge, and Edward R. Ardini, Jr., and Thomas N. Chapman, Judges The Area 5 Public Defender Office (“PD Office”), located in St. Joseph, Missouri, appeals from the judgment…