Pontotoc County Justice Court, Mississippi

Local Courts Menu

Elections

* Find your sample ballot
* By state and year
* State courts
* Local courts

Judicial selection

* By state
* Assisted appointment
* Gubernatorial appointment
* Legislative election
* Nonpartisan election
* Partisan election

List of courts

Local Courts

Trial courts and judges
Elections by state
Judicial selection by state
View courts by state:

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSubmit

* * *

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This page is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.

* * *

The Pontotoc County Justice Court resides in Mississippi. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

* Jurisdiction
* Selection method

## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Selection method
* 2.1 Judicial elections in Mississippi
* 2.2 Primary election
* 2.3 General election
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

“  | Justice Courts have jurisdiction over small claims civil cases involving amounts of $3,500 or less, misdemeanor criminal cases and any traffic offense that occurs outside a municipality. Justice Court judges may conduct bond hearings and preliminary hearings in felony criminal cases and may issue search warrants.[2] | ”

|
|

## Selection method[edit]

See also: Judicial selection in the states

See also: Nonpartisan election

Judges of the Mississippi Justice Courts are each elected to four-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector, a county or district resident for two years, have a high school diploma or equivalent and complete a training course and competency exam within six months of taking office.[3]

### Judicial elections in Mississippi[edit]

See also: Mississippi judicial elections

Mississippi is one of five states that uses nonpartisan elections, partisan elections, and retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench, depending on the court. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

### Primary election[edit]

Mississippi does not hold primary elections for judicial candidates.[4]

### 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.[4]

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.[4]

## See also[edit]

Local Courts

* Trial courts and judges
* Local court elections
* Ballotpedia's coverage scope

Other Mississippi Courts

* Mississippi federal courts
* Courts in Mississippi
* Judicial selection in Mississippi
* Judicial selection in the states

Elections

* Who is on my ballot?
* U.S. Congress
* State executives
* State legislatures
* State courts
* Ballot measures
* Local offices

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Mississippi courts

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Trial Courts," accessed May 18, 2023
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Mississippi; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Election Code," accessed May 1, 2014 (Page 617-618)

Mississippi courts

* * *

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

v • e

State of Mississippi
Jackson (capital)

|

Elections |

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government |

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy