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Cover: Art by Casey CreaseyTABLE OF CONTENTSPresident's Message: Thank You ..........................................................................6Bar Election Results ................................................................................................... 730th Anniversary Mississippi Court of Appeals Section........................8-20Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee Remarks ........................................................9By Chief Justice Roy Noble LeeA Brief History of the Court of Appeals..................................................... 10By Chief Judge Donna Barnes and Justin R. PondsSenate Concurrent Resolution 501.............................................................. 12Mississippi Court of Appeals Celebrates 30th Anniversary................13By Beverly Pettigrew KraftLegacy of Service ............................................................................................. 15 Robe and Road: The Court on the Road Program .................................17By Judge Latrice WestbrooksThe Mirror of Mississippi................................................................................. 18By Candice Rucker TempleProving Ground.................................................................................................20By Chief Justice Michael K. RandolphPreserving Appellate Error ................................................................................... 22By Simon Bailey and Stephen FritzBar Convention Registration Information....................................................23-31Lawyer-Legislators................................................................................................... 32Announcing the Well-Being Pledge.................................................................. 34Final Disciplinary Actions ...................................................................................... 3632nd Annual Evelyn Gandy Lecture Series.....................................................42Mock Trial Competition 2025.............................................................................. 46Local Bar News......................................................................................................... 48How to Hire a Summer Clerk............................................................................... 49Young Lawyers Division News............................................................................50Lawyers Helping Lawyers .................................................................................... 52In Memoriam.............................................................................................................. 54Law School News .................................................................................................... 58Calendar of Events..................................................................................................60Classified Advertising............................................................................................. 62Vol. LXXI No. 3 SPRING 2025PRESIDENTMeade W. Mitchell, RidgelandPRESIDENT-ELECTJ. Rhea Tannehill, Jr., OxfordSECOND VICE-PRESIDENTKye C. Handy, JacksonIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJenny Tyler Baker, BiloxiBOARD OF COMMISSIONERSLevoy B. Agnew IV, BrandonMonica Allen, VicksburgMarc Amos, ColumbusNickita Banks, Port GibsonYeager M. Bass, ClarksdaleA. Regnal Blackledge, CollinsDonald H. Brock, Jr., GreenwoodJames Elliot Burch, LucedaleMatthew D. Burrell, GulfportGayla Carpenter-Sanders, JacksonFrancois D. Choudoir, McCombD. Christopher Daniel, GulfportNakimuli Davis-Primer, JacksonTommy W. Defer, Water ValleyLauren Rogers Dunn, LouisvilleMichael Farese, AshlandM. Denise Fondren, OxfordLucien C. Gwin III, NatchezJohn F. Hawkins, JacksonRobert E. Hayes, Jr., SouthavenRobert D. Jones, MeridianJ. William Manuel, JacksonKristin McGee, HattiesburgRaToya Gilmer McGee, JacksonElizabeth L. Porter, HattiesburgElizabeth Crowell Price, RidgelandJames E. Smith III, CarthageJennifer M. Summers, Yazoo CityWilliam L. Thames, LaurelBridget Todd, BrandonClarence Webster III, JacksonJohn O. Windsor, CorinthAdam D. Woods, BrandonYOUNG LAWYERS DIVISIONPresidentBrittany Frankel, GreenvillePresident-ElectAnna K. Rush, HattiesburgABA DELEGATESMeade W. Mitchell, RidgelandJ. Rhea Tannehill, Jr., OxfordEXECUTIVE DIRECTORDeanne Mosley, JacksonEDITORMary Clay Morgan, RidgelandASSOCIATE EDITORFred E. (Trey) Bourn III, JacksonMANAGING EDITORKristen Kern, JacksonThe Mississippi Lawyer is published quarterly by The Mississippi Bar, 643 North State Street, P.O. Box 2168, Jackson, Mississippi 39225. Telephone (601) 948-4471.Publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products, services, or statements made concerning them. All advertising copy is subject to approval. The Editor reserves the right to reject advertising.Manuscripts are welcome and preparation instructions may be obtained on request. The right is reserved to select materials to be published. Materials accepted for publication become the property of The Mississippi Bar.Statements of opinion appearing herein are those of the authors and are not that of the Editor, Officers, or Board of Commissioners of The Mississippi Bar. Publication of any article is not deemed to be an endorsement of the opinions, statements, and conclusions expressed by the author(s).SPRING 2025 5