Opinion ID: 1862032
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Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶ 32. A right of appeal is statutory, and a circuit court has no authority to judicially create a right of appeal from an administrative agency in the absence of clear statutory authority therefor. Bickham v. Department of Mental Health, 592 So.2d 96, 97-98 (Miss.1991). Additionally, the Court must adhere to its deferential standard of review of the findings of an administrative agency which the Legislature codified in Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-171. See Casino Magic Corp. v. Ladner, 666 So.2d 452 (Miss.1995). ¶ 33. Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-171(3) (1991) states, as follows: (3) The reviewing court may affirm the decision and order of the commission, or it may remand the case for further proceedings or reverse the decision if the substantial rights of the petitioner have been prejudiced because the decision is: (a) In violation of constitutional provisions; (b) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the commission; (c) Made upon unlawful procedure; (d) Unsupported by any evidence; or (e) Arbitrary or capricious or otherwise not in accordance with law. Id. (emphasis added). Finally, Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-173(2) (1991) states that judicial review as provided in this chapter is the exclusive method of review of the commission's actions. Id.