United States federal district court in Mississippi
The
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
(in
case citations
,
S.D. Miss.
) is a federal court in the
Fifth Circuit
with facilities in
Gulfport
,
Hattiesburg
,
Natchez
, and
Jackson
.
Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Mississippi are taken to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
(except for
patent
claims and claims against the U.S. government under the
Tucker Act
, which are appealed to the
Federal Circuit
).
The United States attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of October 4, 2023
[update]
the
United States attorney
is
Todd Gee
.
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Counties under jurisdiction
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Current judges
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As of January 8, 2021
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Former judges
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Chief judges
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Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as
senior status
, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
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Seat 1
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Seat reassigned from District of Mississippi on June 18, 1838 by 5 Stat. 247 (concurrent with Southern District)
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Adams
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1838
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Gholson
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1839?1861
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Hill
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1866?1891
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Niles
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1892?1918
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Holmes
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1918?1936
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Seat reassigned solely to Southern District on March 1, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1422
|
Mize
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1937?1965
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Russell Jr.
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1965?1983
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Lee
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1984?2006
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Jordan III
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2006?present
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Seat 2
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Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
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Cox
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1961?1982
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Barbour Jr.
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1983?2006
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Reeves
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2010?present
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Seat 4
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Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
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Wingate
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1985?present
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Seat 6
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Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
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Bramlette III
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1991?2006
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Ozerden
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2007?present
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See also
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Further reading
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- David M. Hargrove,
Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History.
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2019.
External links
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District courts
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- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas (
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- California (
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- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida (
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- Georgia (
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- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois (
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- Indiana (
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- Iowa (
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- Kansas
- Kentucky (
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- Louisiana (
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- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan (
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- Minnesota
- Mississippi (
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- Missouri (
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- Montana
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- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York (
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- North Carolina (
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- North Dakota
- Ohio (
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- Oklahoma (
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- Oregon
- Pennsylvania (
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- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee (
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- Texas (
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- Utah
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- Virginia (
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- Washington (
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- West Virginia (
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- Wisconsin (
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- Wyoming
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Specialty courts
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