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Mississippi lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from in and out-of-state election experts that in-person early voting could be implemented with circuit clerks and would increase voter turnout.
In December 2018, Wilson was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Kenny Griffis, who was elevated to the Mississippi Supreme Court. [6] He was sworn into office on February 15, 2019. [7] His service as a state judge ended on July 2, 2020, when he was elevated as a Circuit Judge to the Fifth Circuit Court. [8]
Mississippi Chancery Courts [3] Mississippi Circuit Courts (22 circuits) [4] Mississippi County Courts [5] Mississippi Justice Courts [6] Mississippi Municipal Courts [7] Mississippi Drug Courts [8] Mississippi Youth Courts [9] Federal courts located in Mississippi. United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi [10]
The Courthouse currently houses several judicial courtrooms and related offices, including the Third Circuit Judicial District Court, [3] and the Third Circuit District Drug Court, [4] which both serve Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, and Union counties. The Courthouse also contains the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. [5]
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Shows worked as a teacher, before being elected as circuit clerk of Jefferson Davis County in 1976. From 1980 until 1988, he was a member of the Mississippi State Senate . After the senate, he was elected to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Southern District; he served from 1988-1998.
On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals removed Wingate as judge from two cases for continued failure to rule upon pending motions. [2] This was not the first time the Court of Appeals had taken notice of Judge Wingate's judicial backlog; in 2010, the higher court criticized him for taking more than six years to issue a final judgment in a civil case.
National Conference of Black Lawyers Judge of the Year Award - 1992 [8] National Bar Association Distinguished Jurist Award - 1996 [3] Hinds County Bar Association Innovation Award - 2000 [8] Jackson Public School District Parent of the Year Award - 2001 [8] State of Mississippi Parent of the Year Award, First Alternate - 2001 [8]