Holmes County, Mississippi (Judicial)
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Holmes County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. The county is served by several courts. The 11th Chancery District has jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws.[1]
Holmes County also contains a justice court, which handles small claims, misdemeanors and "any traffic offense that occurs outside a municipality."[2][3] The 21st Circuit District Court hears felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits."[4]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has jurisdiction in Holmes County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Judges
Chancery Court
Mississippi 11th Chancery District
Circuit Court
Mississippi Twenty-first Judicial District
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Court: About the Court," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Justice Court," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Justice Court, "Mississippi Counties," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "About the Courts," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Judges & Support Staff," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
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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
Elections
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections
Mississippi is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Mississippi, click here.
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2015
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2012
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
Mississippi does not hold primary elections for judicial candidates.[1]
General election
Qualified judicial candidates, including those running unopposed, appear on the general election ballot. There is no indication of party affiliation. When two or more candidates are competing for a seat, they are listed in alphabetical order.[1]
The winner of the general election is determined by majority vote. If no candidate receives a majority (over 50 percent) of the total vote, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election that takes place three weeks later.[1]
