Administrative Office of Courts
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Supreme Court appoints members of Judicial Election Oversight Committee December 9, 2021 The Mississippi Supreme Court recently appointed nine members of the Judicial Election Oversight Committee. The Committee is charged “to enforce the standards of judicial conduct in judicial elections and provide an accessible forum for advisory opinions in judicial elections. The Oversight Committee shall have the responsibility to issue advisory opinions as to allegations of ethical misconduct in campaigns for judicial office. The Oversight Committee shall be responsible for elections of Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, chancery court, circuit court or county court judges in this state,” all selected in non-partisan elections. The order reads: “The objective of the Oversight Committee is to alleviate unethical or unfair campaign practices in judicial elections and to provide assistance and direction to judicial candidates and their campaign committees.” Judicial elections for all chancery court, circuit court and county court judges are scheduled for Nov.8, 2022. Elections for four seats on the Mississippi Court of Appeals also are scheduled for Nov. 8. The qualifying period for judicial candidates opens Jan.3, 2022. The qualifying deadline is Feb. 1, 2022. Each Justice appointed a member to the Judicial Election Oversight Committee. Terms are staggered. Serving four-year terms are: • Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Jack L. Wilson of Madison, appointed by Justice T. Kenneth Griffis Jr.; Those appointed to three-year terms are: • Attorney LaToya T. Jeter of Jackson, appointed by Presiding Justice Leslie D. King; Those appointed to two-year terms are: • Retired Chancellor Edward T. Patten Jr. of Hazlehurst, appointed by Presiding Justice James W. Kitchens; #### |
