United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
(S.D. Miss.)
Appeals to: Fifth Circuit
Established: June 18, 1838
Judges assigned: 6
Chief Judge: Louis Guirola Jr.
http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/

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. The current United States Attorney, Gregory K. Davis, has been serving since April 11, 2012.[1]

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
Active Chief Senior
16 Chief Judge Louis Guirola Jr. Gulfport 1951 2004–present 2010–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
18 District Judge Daniel Porter Jordan III Jackson 1964 2006–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
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

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Adams, GeorgeGeorge Adams MS 1784–1844 1838[2] — — Jackson, Jackson resignation
2 Gholson, Samuel J.Samuel J. Gholson MS 1808–1883 1839–1861 — — Van Buren, Van Buren resignation
3 Hill, Robert AndrewsRobert Andrews Hill MS 1811–1900 1866–1891 — — Johnson, A.A. Johnson retirement
4 Niles, Henry ClayHenry Clay Niles MS 1850–1918 1891[3]–1918 — — Harrison, B.B. Harrison death
5 Holmes, Edwin R.Edwin R. Holmes MS 1878–1961 1918–1936 — — Wilson, Wilson reappointment
6 Mize, Sidney CarrSidney Carr Mize MS 1888–1965 1937–1965 1961–1962 — Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
7 Cox, William HaroldWilliam Harold Cox MS 1901–1988 1961–1982 1962–1971 1982–1988 Kennedy, Kennedy death
8 Russell Jr., Dan MonroeDan Monroe Russell Jr. MS 1913–2011 1965–1983 1971–1982 1983–2011 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
9 Nixon Jr., Walter LouisWalter Louis Nixon Jr. MS 1928–present 1968–1989 1982–1989 — Johnson, L.L. Johnson removal[Note 1]
14 Pickering, Charles W.Charles W. Pickering MS 1937–present 1990–2004 — — Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush reappointment
  1. ↑ Impeached and convicted

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat reassigned from District of Mississippi on June 18, 1838 by 5 Stat. 247 (concurrent with Southern District)
Adams 1838–1838
Gholson 1839–1861
Hill 1866–1891
Niles 1892–1918
Holmes 1918–1936
Seat reassigned solely to Southern District on March 1, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1422
Mize 1937–1965
Russell, Jr. 1965–1983
Lee 1984–2006
Jordan III 2006–present
Seat 2
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Cox 1961–1982
Barbour, Jr. 1983–2006
Reeves 2010–present
Seat 3
Seat established on May 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Nixon, Jr. 1968–1989
Pickering, Sr. 1990–2004
Starrett 2004–present
Seat 4
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Wingate 1985–present

Seat 5
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Gex III 1986–2004
Guirola, Jr. 2004–present
Seat 6
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Bramlette 1991–2006
Ozerden 2007–present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Office of the United States Attorneys". Executive Office for United States Attorneys. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.

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