Hilburn appointed as special judge
The Mississippi Supreme Court has appointed retired Hinds County Circuit Judge L. Breland Hilburn to assist the Seventh Circuit Court of Hinds County with its criminal case docket. Supreme Court Chief...
View ArticleFree, not easy
Recently implemented new rules concerning pro bono work by Mississippi attorneys are being welcome by the legal community while highlighting the myriad of issues and concerns involved in offering free...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Parties involved in nonpartisan races
Mississippi has nonpartisan judicial elections in name, if not in practice. Candidates for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and other judicial posts run without party labels — Democrat, Republican or...
View ArticleTwo more court systems launch e-filing
JACKSON — Hinds Circuit Court and Hinds County Court will begin accepting voluntary electronic filing of court documents in civil cases Oct. 1, according to an order signed this week by Senior Circuit...
View ArticleWaller wants statewide county court system
JACKSON — Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. and the Commission on Children’s Justice are calling for legislation to create a statewide county court system. Waller said the...
View ArticleAnother county court launches e-filing service
MERIDIAN — Lauderdale County Chancery Court began accepting voluntary e-filing of court documents on Feb. 3. E-filing will become mandatory on March 3, according to an order signed by Chancellors Jerry...
View ArticleJudge Gargiulo resigns for federal magistrate post
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Supreme Court says Judge John Gargiulo has resigned from the Second Circuit Court bench to become a federal magistrate for the Southern District of Mississippi....
View ArticleHigher education, tourism officials ask for more state funding
JACKSON — The two systems that run Mississippi’s public universities and community colleges each want lawmakers to increase their budgets by more than $75 million, arguing more state spending on higher...
View ArticleFormer Mississippi First Lady Carroll Waller dies at 87
JACKSON — Former Mississippi First Lady Ava Carroll Overton Waller, 87, of Jackson, died yesterday at Manhattan Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Funeral services are scheduled for...
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