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The Mississippi Lawyer Summer 2015 17 MC Judge Lee what is your approach to judging and how does it differ from other judges you have worked with JL I am not sure that my approach dif- fers at all from other judges. I would probably put it twofold I would say col- laboration and listening. When I talk about listening and collaboration that means I not only confer with my fellow judges that I not only listen to the lawyers whether it be in oral argument or in written briefs but I also listen to my law clerks. They are very competent and udge L. Joseph Joe Lee serves as the Chief Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Chief Judge Lee has been a member of the Court of Appeals since 1999. He was re-elect- ed without opposition in 2002 and 2010. He was appointed as Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals in 2004 and became Chief Judge in March of 2011. J Continued on next page An Interview with Chief Judge L. Joseph Lee Mississippi Court of Appeals Interview conducted by Professor Meta S. Copeland Mississippi College School of Law