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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]
The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known ...
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An Ocean County judge dismissed neighbors' complaints over a 2,300-student school campus for Orthodox Jewish girls in Jackson. An Ocean County judge dismissed neighbors' complaints over a 2,300 ...
During his time as state representative, his former partner Reuben Anderson was elected as a Judge of the state Seventh Circuit District Court, encompassing Hinds and Yazoo counties. In February 1985, after Governor William Allain had appointed Reuben Anderson to the Mississippi Supreme Court, he appointed Banks to complete Anderson's term on ...
Municipal Judge Joy Goldbaum on Monday pushed back at accusations from Mayor Ken Miyagishima that “she would never put a homeless person in jail.” Municipal judge, mayor exchange words about ...
A Missouri judge has ruled that Attorney General Andrew Bailey can be questioned about a meeting he had with a Jackson County legislator during Bailey’s litigation against the county related to ...
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]