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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-47) › Section 9-3-40 - and 9-3-41 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 141, eff. 7/1/1991.
§ 9-3-40. [Laws, 1978, ch. 425, § 1] § 9-3-41. [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 55, art. 3 (1); 1857, ch. 63, art. 18; 1871, § 420; 1880, § 1413; 1892, § 4352; 1906, § 4918; Hemingway's 1917, § 3194; 1930, § 3379; 1942, § 1963; Laws, 1922, ch. 243]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-47) › Section 9-3-43 - Supreme Court decisions; designation of private publication as official reports

The Supreme Court may declare the published volumes of the decisions of the supreme court, as the same are published by any person, firm or corporation, to be official reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court.
Codes, 1942, § 9029.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 381, § 1, eff. 7/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-47) › Section 9-3-45 - Mississippi edition of Supreme Court decisions; purchase; distribution; pricing

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to contract for the purchase of and to purchase not more than four hundred (400) copies of the official Mississippi edition of the decisions of the Supreme Court and advance sheets with headnotes. The Supreme Court shall, when approved by the Chief Justice, certify the account therefor to the State Fiscal Officer, who thereupon shall issue his warrant upon the State Treasury for the amounts so specified. Of these copies, the Secretary of State shall deliver, if so requested, a copy to each circuit judge, each chancellor, each district attorney, and each county attorney, each county judge, each Supreme Court judge, the Attorney General and each assistant, and to all others heretofore or hereafter authorized by law to receive same. Before delivery of the copies, the Secretary of State shall first have stamped thereon as follows: "Property of the State of Mississippi for the use of the ____________________ Judicial District," and his successors in office; and he shall place an appropriately similar stamp on each copy delivered to the other court officers mentioned in this section.
The contractor shall have exclusive sale of all reports published under this section, including the advance sheets with headnotes, but the contract shall provide that the permanent volumes of the Mississippi Reports shall not sell, within the state, for a greater price than that approved by the Chief Justice. The contractor shall mail directly to each circuit judge, each chancellor, each district attorney, and each county attorney the advance sheets at the same time they are mailed out to other subscribers within the state.
Codes, 1942, § 9029.7; Laws, 1966, ch. 396, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 506, § 23; Laws, 2002, ch. 351, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-47) › Section 9-3-47 - and 9-3-49 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1990, ch. 363, § 3 eff. 12/31/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-61 - General rule-making power vested in Supreme Court

As a part of the judicial power granted in Article 6, Section 144, of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the Supreme Court has the power to prescribe from time to time by general rules the forms of process, writs, pleadings, motions, rules of evidence and the practice and procedure for trials and appeals in the Court of Appeals and in the circuit, chancery and county courts of this state and for appeals to the Supreme Court from interlocutory or final orders of trial courts and administrative boards and agencies, and certiorari from the Court of Appeals.
Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 15; Laws, 1982, ch. 321, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 22; Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 1, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-63 - Limitation on rules

Rules prescribed by the Supreme Court shall preserve the right of trial by jury as at common law and as declared by Article 3, Section 31 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 and as declared by Amendment VII to the Constitution of the United States.
Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 16; Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 2, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-65 - Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; membership; terms

(1)
There shall be an advisory committee on rules which shall consist of (a) two (2) members selected by the judges of the Court of Appeals; (b) two (2) members selected by the Conference of Circuit Court Judges; (c) two (2) members selected by the Conference of Chancery Court Judges; (d) two (2) members selected by the Conference of County Court Judges; (e) two (2) members selected by the Mississippi Bar; (f) two (2) members selected by the Magnolia Bar Association; (g) two (2) members selected by the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association; (h) two (2) members selected by the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; (i) two (2) members selected by the Mississippi Prosecutors Association; (j) two (2) members selected by the Mississippi Public Defenders Association; (k) the Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law, or his designee; and (l) the Dean of the Mississippi College School of Law, or his designee.
(2)
All members of the advisory committee shall serve for terms of three (3) years provided that the committee at its discretion may divide its membership so that approximately one-third (1/3) of its members' terms will expire each year and may modify the terms of such of its members as may be necessary to accomplish this end. Such selections and appointments shall be made by the respective appointing authorities. Vacancies on the advisory committee shall be filled by the respective selecting and appointing authorities. Members of the committee shall be eligible for reappointment.
Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 17; Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 3, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-67 - Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; chairman; research counsel; expenses

The Advisory Committee on Rules shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and shall provide for its method of operation. The committee shall have the authority to employ and compensate a competent person or persons to serve as research counsel for the advisory committee who shall serve at the pleasure of the committee either in a full-time or part-time capacity. The committee shall have the authority to employ reporters to direct such projects as it may undertake and to compensate such reporters as may be appropriate. In addition, the committee shall have the authority to employ and compensate such assistants to and staff for the research counsel and the reporters, and to employ and compensate such other persons as the committee may from time to time deem necessary or advisable to discharge the duties with which the committee is herein charged. Reasonable actual expenses of food, lodging and transportation incurred by members of the committee in the performance of their duties shall be reimbursed.
Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 18; Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 4, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-69 - Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; duties

The advisory committee shall make a comprehensive and continuing study of practice and procedure in the trial and appellate courts of this state; shall draft such rules pertaining thereunto as it concludes will simplify, improve and expedite the administration of justice; shall publicize the terms and provisions of the proposed rules and shall receive and consider suggestions from the bench, the bar and the public for their improvement; and shall recommend and submit a final draft of any proposed rules to the supreme court, which may amend, revise, delete or add to the recommended rules as it concludes will best serve the administration of justice.
Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 19; Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 5, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-70 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1998, ch. 342, § 1, eff. 3/16/1998.
Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 6, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 3 - SUPREME COURT (§§ 9-3-1 — 9-3-71) › RULE-MAKING (§§ 9-3-61 — 9-3-71) › Section 9-3-71 - and 9-3-73 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1996, ch. 384, § 7, eff. 7/1/1996.
§ 9-3-71. [Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 20; 1982, ch. 321, § 2] § 9-3-73. [Laws, 1975, ch. 501, § 21]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-1 - Establishment of Court of Appeals

(1)
There is hereby established a court to be known as the "Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi," which shall be a court of record.
(2)
The Court of Appeals shall be comprised of ten (10) appellate judges, two (2) from each Court of Appeals District, selected in accordance with Section
9-4-5
.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 97; Laws, 2001, ch. 574, § 1, eff. 7/30/2001 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the amendment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-3 - Jurisdiction of court; issuance of decisions

(1)
The Court of Appeals shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any appeal or other proceeding assigned to it by the Supreme Court.
The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals is limited to those matters which have been assigned to it by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules for the assignment of matters to the Court of Appeals. These rules may provide for the selective assignment of individual cases and may provide for the assignment of cases according to subject matter or other general criteria. However, the Supreme Court shall retain appeals in cases imposing the death penalty, or cases involving utility rates, annexations, bond issues, election contests, or a statute held unconstitutional by the lower court.
(2)
Decisions of the Court of Appeals are final and are not subject to review by the Supreme Court, except by writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court may grant certiorari review only by the affirmative vote of four (4) of its members. At any time before final decision by the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court may, by order, transfer to the Supreme Court any case pending before the Court of Appeals.
(3)
The Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition or any other process when this may be necessary in any case assigned to it by the Supreme Court.
(4)
The Court of Appeals shall issue a decision in every case heard before the Court of Appeals within two hundred seventy (270) days after the final briefs have been filed with the court.
(5)
The Supreme Court shall issue a decision in every case within its original jurisdiction, including all direct and post-conviction collateral relief appeals or applications in cases imposing the death penalty, within two hundred seventy (270) days after the final briefs have been filed with the court. The Supreme Court shall issue a decision in every case received on certiorari from the Court of Appeals within one hundred eighty (180) days after the final briefs have been filed with the court.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 2, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 1996, ch. 492, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 588, § 2, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-7 - Structure and personnel of court

(1)
The Court of Appeals shall be subject to the administrative policies and procedures as may be established by the Supreme Court, including docket control of the Court of Appeals cases. Whenever feasible, and subject to approval of the Supreme Court, the administrative structure of the Supreme Court shall also support the Court of Appeals.
(2)
The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and appointment of employees by the Court of Appeals shall be governed by personnel policies adopted and approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Whenever feasible and approved by the Supreme Court, employees of the Supreme Court shall also serve the Court of Appeals. The records of the Court of Appeals shall be kept by the Supreme Court Clerk or a deputy of the clerk.
(3)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint a Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for a term of four (4) years, and the person so named shall be eligible for reappointment, subject to the discretion of the Chief Justice.
(4)
The Chief Justice may assign one or more Court of Appeals Judges to serve as lower court trial judges to provide docket relief as he deems necessary.
(5)
The Court of Appeals shall be authorized to employ an Opinion Editor of the Court of Appeals.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 4, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 2007, ch. 551, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-9 - Quorum of court; assignment of judges to panels; presiding judge of panel

The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules for the submission of cases to panels of the court and to the court en banc, as well as all other rules of procedure for the Court of Appeals. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, insofar as practicable, shall assign judges to panels in such a manner that each judge shall sit a substantially equal number of times with each other judge. The Chief Judge shall preside over any panel on which he or she shall sit, and the Chief Judge shall appoint one or more judges to preside, at the will and pleasure of the Chief Judge, over any panel on which the Chief Judge is not a member of a panel.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 5, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 1995, ch. 357, § 1, eff. 3/14/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-11 - Location of court

The Court of Appeals shall be located in the City of Jackson and shall have offices as convenient to the State Law Library and the Supreme Court as can be arranged; but the court en banc, or any panel thereof, may sit at such other locations within the state as the Supreme Court may determine by rule.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 6, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-13 - Salaries of court and its personnel

(1)
The judges of the Court of Appeals shall receive salaries as provided for in Section
25-3-35
, shall be reimbursed for mileage expenses incurred in performing their duties at the rate authorized by law for public officials and employees as provided for in Section
25-3-41
, and shall receive an expense allowance as provided for in Section
25-3-43
.
(2)
Staff attorneys, law clerks, the opinion editor and all other employees of the Court of Appeals shall be of the same grade classification as Supreme Court employees performing the same or similar duties.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 7, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 1999, ch. 532, § 2; Laws, 2007, ch. 551, § 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-15 - Time for holding elections for office of judge of Court of Appeals

General elections for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals shall be held at the same times as general elections for congressional offices.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 31, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 99, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the amendment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 4 - COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (§§ 9-4-1 — 9-4-17) › Section 9-4-17 - Severability clause

If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or any part of Chapter 518, Laws of 1993, is declared to be unconstitutional or void, or if for any reason is declared to be invalid or of no effect, the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or parts thereof shall be in no manner affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect.
Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 43, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-1 - Chancellors; election, holding of court terms, terms of office, and residency

A chancellor shall be elected for and from each of the chancery court districts as provided in this chapter and the listing of individual precincts shall be those precincts as they existed on October 1, 1990. He shall hold court in any other district with the consent of the chancellor thereof when in their opinion the public interest may be thereby promoted. The terms of all chancellors elected at the regular election for the year 1930 shall begin on the first day of January, 1931, and their terms of office shall continue for four (4) years. A chancellor shall be a resident of the district in which he serves but shall not be required to be a resident of a subdistrict if the district is divided into subdistricts.
Codes, 1857, ch. 62, art. 1; 1871, § 978; 1880, §§ 1803, 1804; 1892, §§ 456, 458; 1906, § 505; Hemingways's 1917, § 261; 1930, § 319; 1942 § 1227; Laws, 1930, ch. 113; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 356, § 1, eff. 7/22/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the amendment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-5 - First district; composition

The First Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Alcorn County;
(b)
Itawamba County;
(c)
Lee County;
(d)
Monroe County;
(e)
Pontotoc County;
(f)
Prentiss County;
(g)
Tishomingo County; and
(h)
Union County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1216; Laws, 1932, chs. 141, 151; Laws, 1936, ch. 230; Laws, 1950, ch. 322; Laws, 1968, ch. 314, § 5; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 3, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 2, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-7 - First district; number of chancellors

(1)
There shall be four (4) chancellors for the First Chancery Court District.
(2)
The four (4) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two," "Place Three" and "Place Four." The chancellor to fill Place One must be a resident of Alcorn, Prentiss or Tishomingo County. The chancellors to fill Place Two and Place Three must reside in Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc or Union County. The chancellor to fill Place Four may be a resident of any county in the district. Election of the four (4) offices of chancellor shall be by election to be held in every county within the First Chancery Court District.
Codes, 1942, § 1216.1; Laws, 1968, ch. 314, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1974, ch. 373, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 4; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 3, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-9 - Second district; composition

The Second Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Jasper County;
(b)
Newton County; and
(c)
Scott County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1217; Laws, 1932, chs. 141, 142; Laws, 1936, ch. 231; Laws, 1938, ch. 278; Laws, 1940, ch. 223; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. ch. 10, § 2; Laws, 1948, chs. 240, 241; Laws, 1966, ch. 326, § 6; Laws, 1968, ch. 315, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 496; Laws, 1977, ch. 451, § 4; Laws, 1982, ch. 355, § 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 3; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 5, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 4, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-11 - Third district; composition

(1)
The Third Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
DeSoto County;
(b)
Grenada County;
(c)
Montgomery County;
(d)
Panola County;
(e)
Tate County; and
(f)
Yalobusha County.
(2)
The Third Chancery Court District shall be divided into two (2) subdistricts as follows:
(a)
Subdistrict 3-1 shall consist of DeSoto County.
(b)
Subdistrict 3-2 shall consist of Grenada County, Montgomery County, Panola County, Tate County and Yalobusha County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1218; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1946, ch. 398; Laws, 1948, ch. 242; Laws, 1958, ch. 269, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 302; Laws, 1966, ch. 328, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 457, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 6, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 5, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-13 - [Effective until 1/1/2027] Third district; number of chancellors; number and election of chancellors of subdistricts

(1)
There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Third Chancery Court District.
(2)
(a)
The chancellor of Subdistrict 3-1 shall be elected from DeSoto County. The two (2) chancellors of Subdistrict 3-2 shall be elected from Grenada County, Montgomery County, Panola County, Tate County and Yalobusha County.
(b)
For purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. The chancellorship in Subdistrict 3-1 shall be denominated only as "Place One," and the chancellorships in Subdistrict 3-2 shall be denominated only as "Place Two" and "Place Three."
Codes, 1942, § 1218.1; Laws, 1970, ch. 325, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 7; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 2, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 474, HB 1490,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-13 - [Effective 1/1/2027] Third district; number of chancellors; number and election of chancellors of subdistricts

(1)
There shall be four (4) chancellors for the Third Chancery Court District.
(2)
(a)
The two (2) chancellors of Subdistrict 3-1 shall be elected from DeSoto County. The two (2) chancellors of Subdistrict 3-2 shall be elected from Grenada County, Montgomery County, Panola County, Tate County and Yalobusha County.
(b)
For purposes of appointment and election, the four (4) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated as "Place One," "Place Two," "Place Three" and "Place Four". The chancellorships in Subdistrict 3-1 shall be denominated only as "Place One" and "Place Four" and the chancellorships in Subdistrict 3-2 shall be denominated only as "Place Two" and "Place Three."
Codes, 1942, § 1218.1; Laws, 1970, ch. 325, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 7; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 2, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 474, HB 1490,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-15 - Fourth district; composition

(1)
The Fourth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Amite County;
(b)
Franklin County;
(c)
Pike County; and
(d)
Walthall County.
(2)
There shall be two (2) chancellors for the Fourth Chancery Court District. The two (2) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One" and "Place Two."
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1219; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1942, ch. 309; Laws, 1944, ch. 313; Laws, 1948, ch. 243; Laws, 1954 Ex. Sess. ch. 18, § 5; Laws, 1966, ch. 329, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 5; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 8, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 6, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-17 - Fifth district; composition

(1)
The Fifth Chancery Court District is composed of Hinds County.
(2)
The Fifth Chancery Court District shall be divided into the following four (4) subdistricts:
(a)
Subdistrict 5-1 shall consist of the following precincts in Hinds County: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 92, 93, 96 and 97.
(b)
Subdistrict 5-2 shall consist of the following precincts in Hinds County: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, Brownsville, Cynthia, Pocahontas and Tinnin.
(c)
Subdistrict 5-3 shall consist of the following precincts in Hinds County: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 86, 89 and Jackson State.
(d)
Subdistrict 5-4 shall consist of the following precincts in Hinds County: 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, Bolton, Byram 1, Byram 2, Cayuga, Chapel Hill, Clinton 1, Clinton 2, Clinton 3, Clinton 4, Clinton 5, Clinton 6, Dry Grove, Edwards, Learned, Old Byram, Pinehaven, Raymond 1, Raymond 2, Spring Ridge, St. Thomas, Terry, Utica 1 and Utica 2.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1220; Laws, 1932, chs. 141, 150; Laws, 1934, ch. 175; Laws, 1938, ch. 279; Laws, 1948, ch. 244; Laws, 1950, ch. 315, § 2; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 35, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 217; Laws, 1975, ch. 416; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 6; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 9, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 7, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-19 - Fifth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court

(1)
There shall be four (4) chancellors for the Fifth Chancery Court District. One chancellor shall be elected from each subdistrict.
(2)
While there shall be no limitation whatsoever upon the powers and duties of the said chancellors other than as cast upon them by the Constitution and laws of this state, the court in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, in the discretion of the senior chancellor, may be divided into four (4) divisions as a matter of convenience by the entry of an order upon the minutes of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 1220.1; Laws, 1955 Ex. ch. §§ 1-5; Laws, 1956, ch. 217; Laws, 1960, ch. 226; Laws, 1971, ch. 381, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 10, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-21 - Sixth district; composition

The Sixth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Attala County;
(b)
Carroll County;
(c)
Choctaw County;
(d)
Kemper County;
(e)
Neshoba County; and
(f)
Winston County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1221; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1934, chs. 176, 177; Laws, 1938, ch. 280; Laws, 1942, ch. 316; Laws, 1948, chs. 245, 239, § 3; Laws, 1950, ch. 339; Laws, 1956, ch. 218; Laws, 1966, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 306; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 7; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 11, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 8, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-22 - Sixth district; number of chancellors

(1)
There shall be two (2) chancellors for the Sixth Chancery Court District.
(2)
The two (2) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One" and "Place Two."
Laws, 1974, ch. 371; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 12; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 3, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 9, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-23 - Seventh district; composition

(1)
The Seventh Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Bolivar County;
(b)
Coahoma County;
(c)
Leflore County;
(d)
Quitman County;
(e)
Tallahatchie County; and
(f)
Tunica County.
(2)
The Seventh Chancery Court District shall be divided into two (2) subdistricts as follows:
(a)
Subdistrict 7-1 shall consist of Bolivar County and Coahoma County;
(b)
Subdistrict 7-2 shall consist of Leflore County, Quitman County, Tallahatchie County and Tunica County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1222; Laws, 1932, chs. 141, 148; Laws, 1934, ch. 178; Laws, 1938, ch. 281; Laws, 1950, ch. 359; Laws, 1956, ch. 219; Laws, 1964, ch. 303; Laws, 1968, ch. 317, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 343; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 8; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 13, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 10, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-25 - Seventh district; number and election of chancellors

There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Seventh Chancery Court District. The three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-1 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," and two (2) chancellors shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-2 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place Two" and "Place Three."
Codes, 1942, § 1222.1; Laws, 1968, ch. 317, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 14; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 4; Laws, 2010, ch. 438, § 2, eff. the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the amendment of this section.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-27 - Eighth district; composition

The Eighth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Hancock County;
(b)
Harrison County; and
(c)
Stone County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1223; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1938, ch. 282; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. ch. 10, § 4; Laws, 1948, ch. 246; Laws, 1952, ch. 232, § 2; Laws, 1954, ch. 226; Laws, 1958, ch. 275; Laws, 1960, ch. 227; Laws, 1964, ch. 304, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 318, §§ 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 9; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 15, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 11, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-29 - Eighth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court

(1)
There shall be four (4) chancellors for the Eighth Chancery Court District.
(2)
The four (4) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two," "Place Three" and "Place Four."
(3)
While there shall be no limitation whatsoever upon the powers and duties of the chancellors other than as cast upon them by the Constitution and laws of this state, the court in the Eighth Chancery Court District, in the discretion of the senior chancellor, may be divided into four (4) divisions as a matter of convenience by the entry of an order upon the minutes of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 1223.1; Laws, 1964, ch. 305, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1972, ch. 310, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 43; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 16, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 12, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-31 - Ninth district; composition

(1)
The Ninth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Humphreys County;
(b)
Issaquena County;
(c)
Sharkey County;
(d)
Sunflower County;
(e)
Warren County; and
(f)
Washington County.
(2)
The Ninth Chancery Court District shall be divided into three (3) subdistricts as follows:
(a)
Subdistrict 9-1 shall consist of the following precincts in the following counties:
(i)
Sunflower County: Boyer-Linn, Drew, Fairview-Hale, Indianola 2 East*, Indianola 3 North*, Indianola 3 Northeast*, Indianola 3 South*, Rome, Ruleville, Ruleville North and Sunflower Plantation; and
(ii)
Washington County: American Legion, Brent Center, Buster Brown Community Center, Darlove Baptist Church*, Elks Club, Extension Building, Grace Methodist Church*, Greenville Industrial College, Leland Health Department Clinic, Leland Rotary Club, Metcalf City Hall and Potter House Church.
(b)
Subdistrict 9-2 shall consist of Humphreys County and the following precincts in the following counties:
(i)
Sunflower County: Doddsville, Indianola 2 East*, Indianola 2 West, Indianola 3 North*, Indianola 3 Northeast*, Indianola 3 South*, Indianola Southeast, Inverness, Moorhead, Sunflower 3 and Sunflower 4; and
(ii)
Washington County: Arcola City Hall, Christ Wesleyan Methodist Church, Darlove Baptist Church*, Glen Allan Health Clinic, Grace Methodist Church*, Hollandale City Hall, St. James Episcopal Church, Swiftwater Baptist Church, Tampa Drive and Ward's Recreation Center.
(c)
Subdistrict 9-3 shall consist of Issaquena County, Sharkey County and Warren County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1224; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1936, ch. 232; Laws, 1942, ch. 312; Laws, 1948, ch. 247; Laws, 1950, ch. 320; Laws, 1956, ch. 220; Laws, 1966, ch. 331, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 404; Laws, 1980, ch. 325; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 10; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 17, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 13, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-33 - Ninth district; number and election of chancellors

There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Ninth Chancery Court District. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from each subdistrict.
Codes, 1942, § 1224.1; Laws, 1966, ch. 331, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 18, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-35 - Tenth district; composition

The Tenth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Forrest County;
(b)
Lamar County;
(c)
Marion County;
(d)
Pearl River County; and
(e)
Perry County.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1225; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1934, ch. 179; Laws, 1936, ch. 233; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. ch. 10, § 5; Laws, 1956, ch. 221; Laws, 1958, ch. 274; Laws, 1971, ch. 319, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 341, § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 325, § 2(1), 1981, ch. 492, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 11; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 19, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 14, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-36 - Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence

(1)
There shall be four (4) chancellors for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
(2)
The four (4) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two," "Place Three" and "Place Four." The chancellor to fill Place One and Place Four may be a resident of any county in the district. The chancellor to fill Place Two must be a resident of Lamar, Marion, Pearl River or Perry County. The chancellor to fill Place Three must be a resident of Forrest County. Election of the four (4) offices of chancellor shall be by election to be held in every county within the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Laws, 1975, ch. 325, § 1(1, 3); Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 44; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 20; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 5, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 15, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-37 - Eleventh district; composition

(1)
The Eleventh Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Holmes County;
(b)
Leake County;
(c)
Madison County; and
(d)
Yazoo County.
(2)
The Eleventh Chancery Court District shall be divided into two (2) subdistricts as follows:
(a)
Subdistrict 11-1 shall consist of Holmes County, Yazoo County and the following precincts in Madison County: Bible Church, Canton 4, Canton 5, Flora, Madison County Baptist Family Life Center, Magnolia Heights and Smith School;
(b)
Subdistrict 11-2 shall consist of Leake County and the following precincts in Madison County: Bear Creek, Camden, Cameron, Canton 1, Canton 2, Canton 3, Canton 7, Cedar Grove, Cobblestone, Couparle, Gluckstadt, Highland Colony Baptist Church, Liberty, Lorman/Cavalier, Luther Branson School, Madison 1, Madison 2, Madison 3, Main Harbor, New Industrial Park, North Bay, Ratliff Ferry, Ridgeland 1, Ridgeland 3, Ridgeland 4, Ridgeland First Methodist Church, Ridgeland Tennis Center, Sharon, Sunnybrook, Tougaloo, Trace Harbor, Victory Baptist Church, Virlilia, Whisper Lake and Yandell Road.
Codes, 1930, § 318; 1942, § 1226; Laws, 1932, ch. 141; Laws, 1940, ch. 224; Laws, 1966, ch. 332, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 321, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 446, § 1 1980, ch. 314; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 12; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 21, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 16, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-38 - Eleventh district; number and election of chancellors

There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Eleventh Chancery Court District. The three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from Subdistrict 11-1 and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," one (1) chancellor shall be elected from Subdistrict 11-2 and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place Two," and one (1) chancellor shall be elected at large from the entire Eleventh Chancery Court District and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place Three."
Laws, 1978, ch. 446, § 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 45; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 22, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 17, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-39 - Twelfth district; composition

The Twelfth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Clarke County; and
(b)
Lauderdale County.
Codes, 1942, § 1226.2; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. ch. 10, § 7; Laws, 1948, ch. 248; Laws, 1958, ch. 263; Laws, 1966, ch. 326, § 7; Laws, 1972, ch. 345, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 479; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 13; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 23, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 18, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-40 - Twelfth district; number of chancellors

(1)
There shall be two (2) judges for the Twelfth Chancery Court District.
(2)
The two (2) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One" and "Place Two."
Laws, 1975, ch. 312; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 24; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 6, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 19, eff. 4/22/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 9 - COURTS (§§ 9-1-1 — 9-27-21) › Chapter 5 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-255) › CHANCELLORS, DISTRICTS AND TERMS (§§ 9-5-1 — 9-5-58) › Section 9-5-41 - Thirteenth district; composition

(1)
The Thirteenth Chancery Court District is composed of the following counties:
(a)
Covington County;
(b)
Jefferson Davis County;
(c)
Lawrence County;
(d)
Simpson County; and
(e)
Smith County.
(2)
There shall be two (2) chancellors for the Thirteenth Chancery Court District. The two (2) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One" and "Place Two."
Codes, 1942, § 1226.3; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. ch. 10, § 8; Laws, 1964, ch. 306, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 384, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 14; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 25; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 7, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 476, HB 703, 20, eff. 4/22/2015.