ST. LOUIS — A courtroom inside the Carnahan courthouse in downtown St. Louis was the place to be for the region’s politically-connected and politically-powerful Tuesday as Gabe Gore accepted the oath of office to serve as the new St. Louis Circuit Attorney.

Those who were there for the moment were just as important as the moment itself, showing how powerful and essential the office is to the region – and the impact its former leader Kim Gardner had when she resigned under fire May 16.

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