United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
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(S.D. Miss.) | |
Location |
Jackson More locations |
Appeals to | Fifth Circuit |
Established | June 18, 1838 |
Judges | 6 |
Chief Judge | Daniel Porter Jordan III |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | D. Michael Hurst Jr. |
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (in case citations, S.D. Miss.) is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit with facilities in Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Natchez, Meridian, and Jackson.
Appeals from cases brought in the Southern 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 Southern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.
Current judges
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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18 | Chief Judge | Daniel Porter Jordan III | Jackson | 1964 | 2006–present | 2017–present | — | G.W. Bush |
12 | District Judge | Henry Travillion Wingate | Jackson | 1947 | 1985–present | 2003–2010 | — | Reagan |
17 | District Judge | Keith Starrett | Hattiesburg | 1951 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
19 | District Judge | Halil Suleyman Ozerden | Gulfport | 1966 | 2007–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
20 | District Judge | Carlton W. Reeves | Jackson | 1964 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
21 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Senior Judge | William Henry Barbour Jr. | Jackson | 1941 | 1983–2006 | 1989–1996 | 2006–present | Reagan |
11 | Senior Judge | Tom Stewart Lee | Jackson | 1941 | 1984–2006 | 1996–2003 | 2006–present | Reagan |
13 | Senior Judge | Walter J. Gex III | Gulfport | 1939 | 1986–2004 | — | 2004–present | Reagan |
15 | Senior Judge | David C. Bramlette | Natchez | 1939 | 1991–2006 | — | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
16 | Senior Judge | Louis Guirola Jr. | Gulfport | 1951 | 2004–2018 | 2010–2017 | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
Vacancies and pending nominations
Seat | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
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5 | Louis Guirola Jr. | Senior Status | March 23, 2018 | – | – |
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 | 1918–1936 | — | — | Wilson | appointment to 5th Cir. |
6 | Sidney Carr Mize | MS | 1888–1965 | 1937–1965 | 1961–1962 | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
7 | William Harold Cox | MS | 1901–1988 | 1961–1982 | 1962–1971 | 1982–1988 | Kennedy | death |
8 | Dan Monroe Russell Jr. | MS | 1913–2011 | 1965–1983 | 1971–1982 | 1983–2011 | L. Johnson | death |
9 | Walter Nixon | MS | 1928–present | 1968–1989 | 1982–1989 | — | L. Johnson | impeachment and conviction |
14 | Charles W. Pickering | MS | 1937–present | 1990–2004 | — | — | G.H.W. Bush | appointment to 5th Cir. |
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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Notes
- ↑ Initially appointed to the District of Mississippi in 1836 by Andrew Jackson; reassigned to both the Northern District of Mississippi and the Southern 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.