Jannie Lewis

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Jannie Lewis

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Mississippi 21st Circuit Court District

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Jackson State University

Law

University of Iowa

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Jannie Lewis is a judge for the Twenty-first Judicial District of Mississippi. She joined the court in 1995. She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and expires in 2018.

Elections

2014

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Lewis ran for re-election to the Twenty-first Judicial District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Lewis was re-elected to the Twenty-first Judicial District after running unopposed.

Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Education

Lewis earned a B.A. from Jackson State University, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of Iowa. She was admitted to the bar in 1984.

Career

• 1995-2018: Judge, Mississippi Twenty-first Judicial District
• 1992-1994: Municipal Judge, Town of Tchula
• 1987-1994: Attorney in private practice

Lewis created the 21st District Drug Court in 2006.

See also

• Holmes County, Mississippi
• Mississippi Circuit Courts

External links

• State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Courts"

Footnotes

Mississippi courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi

State courts:

Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi