A judge is due to hear arguments today on State Rep. Connie Johnson’s eligibility for the State Senate, but whether those proceedings will actually take place remains to be seen.

As reported in the Post-Dispatch, court documents and other records suggest that Johnson has been staying with her ailing mother at a home in the city’s West End - which is both outside the House District she represents, and the State Senate she is seeking to represent.

One of Johnson’s two rivals from within the party - State Rep. Robin Wright-Jones - filed a lawsuit challenging her residency status.

A trial-by-judge was originally set for today, but, since then, three judges have recused themselves, leading the state Supreme Court to appoint a special visiting judge from Pulaski County.

Johnson’s lawyer, Rufus Tate, has filed a motion to get the case thrown out, arguing that election laws entitled her to a hearing weeks ago. If his motion is denied in Circuit Court, Tate says he will walk the pleading over to the State Appeals court downtown.

In other words, lots of things can happen today.

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