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Michele Purvis Harris (1987): [34] First female (and African American female) to serve as the Chief City Prosecutor for the City of Jackson, Mississippi (1994) [Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties, Mississippi] Mary Lee Toles: [35] First African American (female) judge in Natchez, Mississippi [Adams County, Mississippi]
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Andrew Jackson's service on the Tennessee Superior Court preceded his service for his second term in the United States Senate, and as President of the United States. Horace Maynard served on the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Congress at the same time, a dual role that was challenged in court.
In December 1840, Levi Joy was president of the Bolivar Female Academy; Mrs. R. C. Berry was hired as its principal, with Mrs. Frances Attwood as her assistant. [3] Rev. L. Jansen was the principal of the Bolivar Female Academy in 1852. [4] During the Civil War, the town of Bolivar was under military law from 1862 to May 1864.
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Sherrod Oliver, 36 of Akron, will face a mandatory 7 years in prison but could spend up to 10½ years incarcerated. She is barred from driving again.
After three hours of deliberations, jurors returned a mix of guilty and not guilty verdicts against 18-year-old Cameron Jones in the shooting death of Damarcus Hartwell, 35, at a New Year's Eve ...
On March 30, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Johnson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. On May 4, 2020, her nomination was sent to the Senate.