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Mississippi Chancery Courts

Mississippi Chancery Courts

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Mississippi Chancery Courts are courts of equity. They also have jurisdiction over family law, sanity hearings, wills, and constitutional law. In counties with no County Court, they have jurisdiction over juveniles. Typically, trials are heard without a jury, but juries are permitted. There are 20 districts.[1]

Map of Chancery Court districts

Elections

Judges in Mississippi Chancery Courts are elected every four years in a nonpartisan election.[2] Judges are required to have five years of experience as a practicing attorney, to be at least 26 years old, to have lived in Mississippi for at least five years, and to live within the court's district.[3]

Districts

Mississippi Chancery Courts are divided into the following 20 districts.[1]

See also


References

  1. "Chancery Court – About the Court". State of Mississippi Judiciary. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. "Methods of Judicial Selection: Mississippi". Judicial Selection in the States. National Center for State Courts. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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