State of Mississippi Judiciary

Opinions
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2018-SA-01410-SCT
10/9/2019---10:30 a.m.
Central Mississippi Medical Center v. Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Drew L. Snyder, in his Official Capacity as Executive Director of Mississippi Division of Medicaid

More SCT oral arguments

2018-CA-01338-COA
10/9/2019---1:30 p.m.
Jeffrey H Descher v. April Pucheu Descher

More COA oral arguments

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Here you will find dockets, briefs, orders and opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Appellate opinions dating back to 1996 are available here. Appellate court oral arguments are webcast live, and oral arguments heard since October 2014 are archived here. Mississippi College School of Law’s Judicial Database, linked here, includes a video archive of oral arguments dating from 2004 and a brief archive from late 2007.

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We hope that this site is a useful resource that assists the legal community and educates the public about the workings of the court system. Public understanding of the courts is essential to public trust.

Notice of Holiday Closure on November 11, 2019
October 8, 2019

Mississippi Courts Newsletter - April 2019
May 15, 2019

Latest News

Supreme Court seeks public comments on possible revision to Code of Judicial Conduct
October 11, 2019

The Mississippi Supreme Court is seeking public comments as it considers whether to revise Canon 5 of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Stephen Burrow appointed to Ethics Commission
October 10, 2019

Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph has appointed attorney Stephen W. Burrow of Pascagoula to the Mississippi Ethics Commission.

Availability of indigent parent representation increases
October 7, 2019

Six counties in north Mississippi will begin providing attorneys to represent indigent parents in abuse and neglect proceedings in Youth Courts.

New Webster County Courthouse holds open house
October 7, 2019

Several hundred people crowded the halls of the new Webster County Courthouse in Walthall on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6, as county officials held an open house.

Chief Justice Randolph to speak to McComb Lions Club October 8
October 1, 2019

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph will speak to the McComb Lions Club on Oct. 8 at noon at the Golden Corral Restaurant.

Oct. 6 open house set for new Webster County Courthouse in Walthall
September 30, 2019

An open house is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the new Webster County Courthouse at 6333 Mississippi Highway 9 in Walthall.

Chief Justice Randolph to speak at 17th Circuit Drug Court graduation
September 27, 2019

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph will speak at the 17th Circuit Drug Court graduation on Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Desoto County Courthouse, 2535 Highway 51 in Hernando.

Copiah County native honored as nation’s first female federal trial judge
September 20, 2019

Burnita Shelton Matthews’ brothers were lawyers, but her father wanted her to be a musician. There were no women lawyers or judges in Copiah County, or in Mississippi 100 years ago.

Pro Bono awards honor those who provide legal assistance to the poor
September 16, 2019

Chancellor Deborah Gambrell of Hattiesburg was honored Sept. 12 as the recipient of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project’s Beacon of Justice Award.

Sept. 16 ceremony in Hazlehurst will honor nation’s first female federal trial judge
September 11, 2019

A ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 16 at the Copiah County Courthouse in Hazlehurst will commemorate the life and service of Burnita Shelton Matthews, a Copiah County native who was the nation’s first woman to serve as a federal trial court judge.

Chief Justice Randolph to speak to Brookhaven civic clubs Sept. 11
September 6, 2019

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at noon at a joint meeting of Brookhaven civic clubs.

Three reappointed to Board of Bar Admissions
September 6, 2019

Members of the Mississippi Supreme Court reappointed attorneys Marcie Fyke Baria of Bay St. Louis, Pieter Teeuwissen of Jackson and Gwendolyn Baptist-Rucker of Southaven to the Board of Bar Admissions on Sept. 5.

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