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Carnelia Pettis Fondren
Carneia Pettis Fondren was a 2014 candidate for the 18th Chancery District (Place 1) in Mississippi.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Fondren ran for election to the Mississippi Chancery Court.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 22.4 percent of the vote. She competed against Glenn Alderson and Tina Duggard Scott.
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Education
Fondren earned her B.A. in marketing from the University of Mississippi in 1980. She earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1993.[2]
Career
- 2005-Present: Owner and operator, Fondren Law Firm
- 1996-2005: Assistant district attorney, Third Circuit Court District
- 1996-1997: Criminal investigator, Third Circuit Court District
- 1993-1996: Managing attorney, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
- 1994: Associate professor, University of Mississippi[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Mississippi Bar Association
- Member, Magnolia Bar Association
- Member, Mississippi Women's Lawyer Association[2]
See also
External links
- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Court"
- Facebook, "Carnelia Fondren"
- Fondren for Chancery Judge
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi
State courts:
Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi
