Steve Ratcliff

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Steve Ratcliff

Mississippi 20th Circuit Court District

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2020

Report an officeholder change

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University

Law

Mississippi College School of Law

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Profession

Attorney

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Steve Ratcliff is a judge of the Twentieth Judicial District in Mississippi. He was elected in the runoff election on November 24, 2015.

Ratcliff previously served on the Madison County Court from 2010 to 2015.

Education

Ratcliff earned his B.S. from Mississippi State University and his J.D. from the Mississippi College School of Law.

Career

Prior to joining the bench, Ratcliff spent twenty years practicing law in state and federal courts.

Awards and associations

• Member, Mississippi and Madison County Bar Associations
• Member, Christ United Methodist Church
• Volunteer Attorney, Mission First Legal Aid

Elections

2015

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2015

Mississippi's judicial elections included a general on November 3, 2015, and a runoff on November 24, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 3, 2015.

Steve Ratcliff defeated Marlin Miller in the general election.

Mississippi Twentieth Judicial District, Place 3, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Ratcliff	56.9%	5,141
Marlin Miller	43.1%	3,894
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		9,035
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "General Runoff Official Election Results," December 4, 2015

Marlin Miller faced Steve Ratcliff, Chris Walker and Michael Wolf in the general election.

Mississippi Twentieth Judicial District, Place 3, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Ratcliff	38.0%	19,505
Marlin Miller	26.5%	13,608
Chris Walker	24.4%	12,533
Michael Wolf	11.2%	5,736
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		51,382
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed December 17, 2015

2014

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Ratcliff ran for re-election to the Madison County Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Ratcliff was elected to the Madison County Court after winning the runoff election, defeating Will Longwitz with 51 percent of the vote.

See also

• Courts in Mississippi
• Mississippi Circuit Courts

External links

• Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges"
• Steve Ratcliff Campaign Website
• Twitter, "Ratcliff 4 Judge"
• Clarion Ledger, "Ratliff apparent winner in Madison County judge race," November 24, 2010

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