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Jayne T. Woods receives David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar
Assistant Attorney General Jayne T. Woods recently received a prestigious David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar. The award was presented at an awards banquet during the Missouri Bar meeting in Kansas City on Sept. 19.
The David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Awards were created by the Missouri Bar Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice by young lawyer members of the Missouri Bar.
Ms. Woods is an attorney in the Criminal Division, where she is responsible for representing the state in felony criminal appeals before the Courts of Appeal and the Missouri Supreme Court. She joined the Attorney General's Office in 2005.
A Columbia native, Ms. Woods is a graduate of Truman State University and the University of Missouri, Columbia, School of Law.
Attorney General's Office again provides information to consumers at Missouri State Fair
Missourians from across the state have stopped by the Attorney General's table at the Missouri State Fair to pick up information that can help them be more savvy consumers. The State Fair is one of several fairs and festivals during the summer where the Attorney General's Office has had booths to help educate Missourians. Investigator Stephen Meyer chats with one Missourian who stopped by the State Fair booth on Aug. 14.
Nixon presents Vietnam War, Korea War medallions to Missouri veterans in Bucklin
Attorney General Jay Nixon presented medallions to 38 Missouri veterans who served during the Vietnam War or the Korean War in a ceremony in Bucklin on Aug. 1. The ceremony was sponsored by Bucklin Green Hills Post 57 of the American Legion.
In 2006, the Missouri General Assembly passed legislation creating the Vietnam War Medallion Program. Every veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time from Feb. 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 is eligible to receive the medallion and a certificate of appreciation. A similar award, the Korean War Medallion, was created in 2003 for veterans who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time from June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955.