United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
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(N.D. Miss.) | |
Location |
Oxford More locations |
Appeals to | Fifth Circuit |
Established | June 18, 1838 |
Judges | 3 |
Chief Judge | Sharion Aycock |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | William C. Lamar |
U.S. Marshal | Daniel McKittrick |
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (in case citations, N.D. Miss.) is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit with facilities in Aberdeen, Ackerman, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Corinth, Greenville, and Oxford.
Appeals from cases brought in the Northern District of Mississippi are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Acting United States Attorney is Robert Norman.
Jurisdiction
The northern district comprises three divisions.
- The Aberdeen Division comprises the counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster and Winston.
The court for the Aberdeen Division are held at Aberdeen, Ackerman and Corinth. - The Oxford Division comprises the counties of Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha.
The court for the Oxford Division are held at Oxford. - The Greenville Division comprises the counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower and Washington.
The Court for the Greenville Division are held at Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenville.
Current judges
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
15 | Chief Judge | Sharion Aycock | Aberdeen | 1955 | 2007–present | 2014–present | — | G.W. Bush |
14 | District Judge | Michael P. Mills | Oxford | 1956 | 2001–present | 2007–2014 | — | G.W. Bush |
16 | District Judge | Debra M. Brown | Greenville | 1963 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
11 | Senior Judge | Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. | Oxford | 1935 | 1984–2000 | 1998–2000 | 2000–present | Reagan |
12 | Senior Judge | Glen H. Davidson | Aberdeen | 1941 | 1985–2007 | 2000–2007 | 2007–present | Reagan |
Former judges
# | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | George Adams | MS | 1784–1844 | 1838[1] | — | — | Jackson | resignation |
2 | Samuel J. Gholson | MS | 1808–1883 | 1839–1861 | — | — | Van Buren | resignation |
3 | Robert Andrews Hill | MS | 1811–1900 | 1866–1891 | — | — | A. Johnson | retirement |
4 | Henry Clay Niles | MS | 1850–1918 | 1891[2]–1918 | — | — | B. Harrison | death |
5 | Edwin R. Holmes | MS | 1878–1961 | 1918–1929 | — | — | Wilson | seat reassigned |
6 | Elijah Allen Cox | MS | 1887–1974 | 1929–1957 | — | 1957–1974 | Coolidge | death |
7 | Claude Feemster Clayton | MS | 1909–1969 | 1958–1967 | 1966–1967 | — | Eisenhower | appointment to 5th Cir. |
8 | William Colbert Keady | MS | 1913–1989 | 1968–1983 | 1968–1982 | 1983–1989 | L. Johnson | death |
9 | Orma Rinehart Smith | MS | 1904–1982 | 1968–1978 | — | 1978–1982 | L. Johnson | death |
10 | Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. | MS | 1933–2011 | 1979–1998 | 1982–1998 | 1998–2011 | Carter | retirement |
13 | W. Allen Pepper Jr. | MS | 1941–2012 | 1999–2012 | — | — | Clinton | death |
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Initially appointed to the District of Mississippi in 1836 by Andrew Jackson; reassigned to both the Southern District of Mississippi and the Northern District of Mississippi in 1838.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 10, 1891, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1892, and received commission on January 11, 1892.