Other elected executive officials include the secretary of state, the treasurer, the auditor of public accounts, the attorney general, the commissioner of agriculture and commerce, and the commissioner of insurance. All legislators are elected to 4-year terms. Judiciary Mississippi's highest court, the supreme court, has nine justices popularly elected to 8-year terms. The justice with seniority of service becomes chief justice for the remainder of his or her term. The major trial courts are chancery and circuit courts, with a total of 79 judges popularly elected to 4-year terms.
Chancery courts hear civil cases, and circuit courts try both civil and criminal cases.
Other tribunals include county, municipal, justice, and family courts. Local Government Mississippi is divided into 82 counties, each of which is administered by an elected five-member board of supervisors. The state also has a total of more than 290 cities and towns. National Representation Mississippi elects five representatives and two senators to the U.S. Congress. The state has seven electoral votes in presidential elections.