Legal Opinion
Howard v. City of Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 25, 2011No. SC 90762PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZEL M. FISCHER, Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The City of Kansas City (“the City”) appeals a judgment based on a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Melissa Howard .for discrimination by the city council (“the council”) when it rejected a panel of three Caucasian women nominated for the municipal division of the circuit court because of their race.
The judgment is affirmed.
II. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 31, 2006, Judge Marcia Walsh retired as a judge of the Kansas City municipal division.1 The selection of judges for the Kansas City municipal division is mandated by…
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