Mississippi Circuit Courts

Mississippi Circuit Courts are courts of law. They are the state’s general‑jurisdiction trial courts for felony criminal cases, major civil actions over a certain amount, and appeals from lower courts. There are 23 districts with a total of 57 judges.[1] The judges of Mississippi's Circuit Courts are styled "Judge."[2]

Elections

Judges in Mississippi Circuit Courts are elected every four years[1][3] in a nonpartisan election.[1] Circuit Court judges are required to have five years of experience as a practicing attorney, to be at least 26 years old, to have lived in Mississippi for at least five years, and to live within the court's district.[3][4]

Districts

Mississippi Circuit Courts are divided into the following 23 districts.[1]

District Number of Judges Counties covered
1st4[5]Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo[6]
2nd4[7]Hancock, Harrison, Stone
3rd3[8]Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union
4th4[9]Leflore, Sunflower, Washington
5th2[10]Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Winston
6th2[11]Adams, Amite, Franklin, Wilkinson[11]
7th4[12]Hinds
8th2[13]Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott[13]
9th2[14]Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren
10th2[15]Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Wayne
11th3[16]Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica
12th2[17]Forrest, Perry
13th2[18]Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith
14th2[19]Lincoln, Pike, Walthall
15th3[20]Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River
16th3[21]Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha
17th2[22]Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha
18thJones
19th3[23]George, Greene, Jackson
20th3[24]Madison, Rankin
21stDesoto
22ndHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo
23rd2[25]Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Trial Courts – About the Courts". State of Mississippi Judiciary. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ "MS Code § 9-1-19". Authority of judges of supreme, circuit courts and chancellors and judges of Court of Appeals to grant remedial writs. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 1 (Provisions Common to Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "MS Code § 9-7-1". Judges; election; holding of terms of court; term of office; residence. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi Constitution, Article 6, §154". Justia Law. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-7". Judges for the First Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-5". First district; composition. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-11". Judges for the Second Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-14". Judges for the Third Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-17". Judges for the Fourth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-20". Judges for the Fifth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "MS Code § 9-7-21". Judges for the Sixth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-25". Judges for the Seventh Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "MS Code § 9-7-27". Judges for the Eighth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  14. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-30". Judges for the Ninth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  15. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-32". Judges for the Tenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  16. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-34". Judges for the Eleventh Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  17. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-35". Judges for the Twelfth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  18. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-37". Judges for the Thirteenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  19. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-39". Judges for the Fourteenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  20. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-42". Judges for the Fifthteenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  21. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-44". Judges for the Sixteenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  22. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-46". Judges for the Seventeenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  23. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-51". Judges for the Nineteenth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  24. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-54". Judges for the Twentieth Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  25. ↑ "MS Code § 9-7-64". Judges for the Twenty-third Circuit Court District. Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated. Vol. Title 9 (Courts), Chapter 7 (Circuit Courts). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
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