Richard Smith (Mississippi)

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Richard Smith

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Mississippi 4th Circuit Court District

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi

Law

University of Mississippi

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Richard Smith is a judge for the Fourth Judicial District of Mississippi. He was appointed by Governor Ronnie Musgrove on July 3, 2001, and was re-elected in 2014. His current term expires in 2018.

Elections

2014

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Smith ran for re-election to the Fourth Judicial District.
General: He defeated George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 79.0 percent of the vote.  

2010

Smith defeated George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. in the general election for the Mississippi Circuit Court.

Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Education

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

Career

• 2001-2018: Judge, Mississippi Fourth Judicial District (Appointed)
• 1995-2001: Judge, Leflore County Court
• 1981-1995: Attorney in private practice

See also

• Leflore 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