The Litigation and General Practice Section is involved in a wide range of activities of interest to the civil litigator, the general practitioner and to the bench. Through newsletters and CLE Seminars, this Section analyzes and discusses methods designed to promote justice in our courts. As a service to Mississippi attorneys, this Section also publishes the Mississippi Rules Annotated. View useful links, contacts and section officers and board members below.

Newsletters:

June 2008

Useful Links:

The Mississippi Supreme Court~  http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/
The Mississippi Court of Appeals~  http://www.mslawyer.com/mssc/appct.html
The Fifth Circuit~  http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
The US Southern District of Mississippi~  http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/
The US Northern District of Mississippi~  http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/
The Bankruptcy Districts of Mississippi~  http://www.lawdog.com/states/ms/st1b.htm
Mississippi State Court Judges:  http://www.mslawyer.com/mssc/cirjud2.html
www.uscourtdockets.com
Information, motion setting, docket, etc. 

CHANCERY COURT JUDGES

11th District
www.mslawyer.com/chanceryclerks/holmes2.htm
www.mslawyer.com/chanceryclerks/yazoo2.htm

12th District
www.lauderdalecounty.org/chancery_court.htm

13th District
www.mslawyer.com/chanceryclerks/jeffdav2.htm

14th District
www.mslawyer.com/chanceryclerks/chickasa.htm
www.mslawyer.com/chanceryclerks/lowndes.htm

15th District
www.15thcancerydistrictms.org

16th District
Jackson, George & Greene

Jackson County  
Myrna Dennis, Court Administrator
myrna_dennis@co.jackson.ms.us
228.769.3193 (direct)

Sarah Westbrook, Asst. Court Administrator
sarah_westbrook@co.jackson.ms.us
228.769.3453 (direct)
Post Office Box 998
Pascagoula, MS 39568

www.co.jackson.ms.us 
to view court information, dockets, judges, calender, etc.

George County 
Allison Carmichael
355 Cox Street
Suite A
Lucedale, MS 39452
601.947.4801

Greene County  
Joyce Freeman, Deputy Clerk
Post Office Box 610
Leakesville, MS 39451
601.394.2377

17th District
Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson & Wilkinson Counties 

Angela Thornburg, Court Administrator
Post Office Box 1144
Natchez, MS 39121
601.442.7454
chancery@telepak.net

18th District
Benton, Calhoun, LaFayette, Marshall & Tippah Counties 
Penny Pynkala, Court Administrator to Judge Alderson
Post Office Box 70
Oxford, MS 38655
662.236.0232

Marsha Kisner, Court Administrator to Judge Roberts
Post Office Box 49
Oxford, MS 38655
662.236.0233

19th District
Jones & Wayne Counties  

Noelle McKinnon, Court Administrator
Post Office Box 1961
Laurel, MS 39441
601.428.7625

20th District
Rankin & Madison Counties 

Merl Forbes, Court Administrator to Judge Zebert
Post Office Box 1437
Brandon, MS 39043
601.825.1473

Melvia Sumrall, Court Administrator to Judge Grant
Post Office Box 1437
Brandon, MS 39043
601.825.1477

www.rankincounty.org
General Information
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES

11th District
www.ms11thcircuit.com

12th District
www.12thcircuitcourtsms.com

13th District
This district does not have any type of website.

14th District
Judge Starrett only - Users.telepak.net/~starrett/

15th District
This district does not have any type of website.

16th District
Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee & Okibbeha County
Dorothy Langford, Court Administrator
Post Office Box 1387
Columbus, MS 39703
662.329.5919

17th District
DeSota, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate & Yalobusha Counties

Lata Lightsey, Court Administator to Judge Lamar
Latacca@bellsouth.net
202 French’s Alley
Senatobia, MS 38668
662.562.4196

Elizabeth Lentz, Court Administrator to Judge Baker
Elizabethcca@bellsouth.net
202 French’s Alley
Senatobia, MS 38668
662.562.4196

Jimmy Radford, Court Administrator to Judge Ready
Jimmyradford@desotocountyms.org 
2535 Highway 51
Hernando, MS 38632
662.429.1333

18th District
Jones County  

Rachel Stanley, Court Administrator
rstanley@c-gate.net
Post Office Box 685
Laurel, MS 39441
601.422.4228

19th District
Jackson, George & Greene

Jackson County  
Pat Smith, Court Administrator (criminal cases)
pat_smith@co.jackson.ms.us
228.769.3434

Pam Gephart, Asst. Court Administrator (civil cases)
pam_gephart@co.jackson.ms.us
228.769.3244
Post Office Box 998
Pascagoula, MS 39568

www.co.jackson.ms.us 
to view court information, dockets, judges, calender, etc.

George County  
James C. Cochran, Circuit Clerk
Kim Davis, Deputy Clerk
355 Cox Street, Suite C
Lucedale, MS 39452
601.947.4881

Greene County  
Scharlotte Fortenberry, Circuit Clerk
Post Office Box 310
Leakesville, MS 39451
601.394.2379

Http://greencircuit.tripod.com
to view general information

20th District
Rankin & Madison Counties 

Pat Green, Court Administrator for Madison County
Post Office Box 1626
Canton, MS 39046
601.8555.5555 

Kim Taylor, Court Administrator for Rankin County
Post Office Box 1885
Brandon, MS 39046
601.824.2427   
www.rankincounty.org

 21st Judicial District: Holmes/Humphrey/Yazoo

 22nd Judicial District : Copiah/Claiborne/Jefferson http://www.copiahcounty.org/22ndCircuitCourt.htm