Appellate Practice

The purpose of the Appellate Practice Section is to promote the skillful, efficient, and effective practice of appellate law and oral advocacy before our appellate courts.

 

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Appellate Practice Section
2023-2024 Executive Committee

Chair
Simon Bailey, Jackson
Bradley
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(601) 592-9941

Vice Chair
Candice Rucker, Jackson
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
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(228) 679-1084

Secretary
Julian Miller, Jackson
Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
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(601) 960-8600

Past Chair
Samuel Gregory, Jackson
Baker Donelson
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(601) 351-2400

Member at Large (8/2021-7/2024)
Krissy C. Nobile, Jackson
MS Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
[email protected]
(601) 359-5687

Member at Large (8/2022-7/2025)
Caroline Baker Smith, Ridgeland
Butler Snow LLP
[email protected]
(601) 985-4477

Member at Large (8/2023-7/2026)
Chad Byrd, Ridgeland
Butler Snow LLP
[email protected]
(601) 985-4492