Choctaw County, Mississippi (Judicial)

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Choctaw County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. The county is served by several courts. The first being the 6th Chancery District, which 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]

Choctaw County also contains a justice court, which handles small claims, misdemeanors and "any traffic offense that occurs outside a municipality."[2][3] The 5th Circuit District Court hears "felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits."[4]

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has jurisdiction in Choctaw County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Choctaw County, Mississippi

## Chancery Court[edit]

### Mississippi 6th Chancery District

* Edward Fenwick
* D. Joseph Kilgore[5]

## Circuit Court[edit]

### Mississippi Fifth Judicial District

* George Mitchell Jr.
* Joseph Loper[6]

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Mississippi
* Mississippi counties

## External links[edit]

* State of Mississippi Judiciary, accessed June 16, 2014

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Court: About the Court," accessed June 16, 2014
2. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Justice Court," accessed June 16, 2014
3. ↑ Mississippi Justice Court, "Mississippi Counties," accessed June 16, 2014
4. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "About the Courts," accessed June 17, 2014
5. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Judges & Support Staff," accessed May 13, 2014
6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `judges`

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Mississippi courts

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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[edit]

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, 2025
* 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[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

Mississippi does not hold primary elections for judicial candidates.[1]

### General election[edit]

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]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Election Code," accessed May 1, 2014 (Page 617-618)