The Mississippi Bar
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
2022-2023 Executive Committee
Chair
Samuel Gregory, Jackson
Baker Donelson
sdgregory@bakerdonelson.com
(601) 351-2400
Vice Chair
Simon Bailey, Jackson
Bradley
sbailey@bradley.com
(601) 592-9941
Secretary
Candice Rucker, Jackson
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
candice_rucker@mssd.uscourts.gov
(228) 679-1084
Past Chair
Barbara W. Byrd, Madison
MS Attorney General’s Office
barbara.byrd@ago.ms.gov
(601) 359-4169
Member at Large (8/2020-7/2023)
Julian Miller, Jackson
Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
julian.miller@formanwatkins.com
(601) 960-8600
Member at Large (8/2021-7/2024)
Krissy C. Nobile, Jackson
MS Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
knobile@pcc.state.ms.us
(601) 359-5687
Member at Large (8/2022-7/2025)
Carolina Baker Smith, Ridgeland
Butler Snow LLP
caroline.smith@butlersnow.com
(601) 985-4477