Patricia D. Wise

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Patricia D. Wise

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Mississippi 5th Chancery District Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi

Law

University of Mississippi

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Patricia D. Wise is a judge for the 5th Chancery District of Mississippi. She was first elected to the court in 1989. She 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
Wise ran for re-election to the 5th Chancery District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Wise was re-elected to the 5th Chancery District after running unopposed.

Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Education

Wise received a B.A. from the University of Mississippi, going on to earn her J.D. there as well. She was admitted to the bar in 1984.

Career

Prior to her judicial election in 1989, Wise was a managing attorney and partner in the law firm of Dockins & Wise, Attorneys at Law in Jackson. She specialized in the areas of domestic relations, personal injury and general civil practice.

Approach to the law

Prior to the 2006 election, Wise said to Jackson Free Press,

“

It's easy for someone to stand from the outside and look in with criticism, but domestic cases are heart wrenching and complex. You can't run them through the mill. You can't just stand up and say, 'You get the kids, you get the dog and you get the cat.'

”

See also

• Hinds County, Mississippi
• Mississippi Chancery Court

External links

• State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Court"

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