Mississippi Twenty-second Judicial District
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Court
The Mississippi Twenty-second Judicial District is one of 22 judicial circuits in Mississippi. It serves Claiborne, Copiah and Jefferson Counties.[1]
Judges
- Tomika H. Irving[2]
Former judges
Elections
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections
Mississippi is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Mississippi, click here.
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2024
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- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2015
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2012
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
There are 51 judges on the Mississippi Circuit Courts, each elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. The circuit courts share the supreme court's regulations on re-election and chief justice selection, but policies on interim vacancies and judicial qualifications differ slightly.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- a practicing attorney for at least five years;
- a minimum of 26 years old;
- a state citizen for at least five years; and
- a district resident.
Election rules
Primary election
Mississippi does not hold primary elections for judicial candidates.[4]
General election
Qualified judicial candidates, including those running unopposed, appear on the general election ballot. There is no indication of party affiliation. When two or more candidates are competing for a seat, they are listed in alphabetical order.[4]
The winner of the general election is determined by majority vote. If no candidate receives a majority (over 50 percent) of the total vote, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election that takes place three weeks later.[4]
See also
External links
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- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," August 13, 2020
- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Court," accessed December 8, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," August 13, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Mississippi," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Election Code," accessed May 1, 2014 (Page 617-618)
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
