Lester Williamson

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Lester Williamson

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Mississippi 10th Circuit Court District

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi

Law

University of Mississippi

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Lester Williamson is a judge for the Tenth Judicial District of Mississippi. He was appointed in February 2006 by Governor Haley Barbour. He was elected to the position in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 for a term that expired in 2014. He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and will expire in 2018.

Elections

2014

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Williamson ran for re-election to the Tenth Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Williamson was re-elected to the Tenth Judicial District after running unopposed.

Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Education

Williamson received an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi, going on to earn his J.D. there as well.

Career

Prior to his judicial appointment in 2006, Williamson served as municipal judge for the City of Meridian. He was appointed judge pro tempore from 1985 to 1989 and became a full judge in 1989, a post he held until 2006. Williamson also worked as a partner in the law firm of Wright & Williamson.

See also

• Lauderdale 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