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Mississippi has a two-tier appellate court system that reviews decisions of law and fact made by the trial courts. The Mississippi Supreme Court is the court of last resort among state courts.
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Mississippi Court of Appeals. The Mississippi Court of Appeals is an appellate court, meaning it reviews cases that have already been decided in a lower trial court. The Court of Appeals hears both civil and criminal cases. The court was created by the state Legislature to reduce a backlog at the state Supreme Court. It began hearing cases in 1995.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest court in the state of Mississippi. It was established in 1818 per the terms of the first constitution of the state and was known as the High Court of Errors and Appeals from 1832 to 1869.
Four Mississippi Supreme Court seats are up for election: Presiding Justice Jim Kitchens and Associate Justice Dawn Beam face challengers. Justices Bobby Chamberlin and Jimmy Maxwell are...
The Supreme Court of Mississippi reviews decisions in the Mississippi Court of Appeals, as well as decisions in the chancery, circuit, and county courts. It holds exclusive jurisdiction over cases of first impression and cases that implicate issues of broad public interest.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that concerns a Mississippi law which bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and challenges the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Justia Opinion Summary: The Mississippi Supreme Court granted Omar Humphrey’s petition for certiorari review of a Court of Appeals decision that dismissed his case. Humphrey’s complaint alleged that neither Steve Holts, police chief of…
With one justice recused, the Mississippi Supreme Court could potentially have a tie when it rules on House Bill 1020. See what would happen then.
Justia Opinion Summary: Two cases consolidated for the Mississippi Supreme Court's review presented common questions of the validity of a cause of action brought by the Mississippi Attorney General under the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act,…