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Celeste Wilson
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Celeste Wilson is a circuit judge for the Seventeenth Judicial District in Mississippi. She was appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant (R) on February 1, 2017, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Bobby Chamberlin to the Mississippi Supreme Court.[1]
Wilson was scheduled to run for election on November 7, 2017, but the DeSoto County Board of Commissioners canceled the election and reappointed her to the seat when no other candidates filed to run against her.[2][3]
Wilson was previously a judge on the DeSoto County Court in Mississippi, serving from 2009 to 2017.[1]
Biography
Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Delta State University and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. Her professional experience includes work as an assistant district attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial District and as the director of membership for the Southaven Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Elections
2017
Mississippi scheduled a special election for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 5, 2017, but candidates weren't officially certified for the ballot until after the close of the general qualifying period on September 8, 2017.[4]
Incumbents filed unopposed for all three races. On October 2, 2017, the DeSoto County Board of Commissioners canceled the Seventeenth District race due to lack of opposition and reappointed Wilson to the seat.[3]
2014
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Wilson ran for re-election to the DeSoto County Court. She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5][6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Governor Phil Bryant, "Gov. Bryant Appoints Judge Celeste Wilson to 17th District Circuit Court Judgeship," February 1, 2017
- ↑ Office of the Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed August 24, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DeSoto Times-Tribune, "DeSoto Commissioners Cancel Special Election," October 2, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the Mississippi secretary of state's office," August 24, 2017
- ↑ An email with the DeSoto County Clerk on August 18, 2014
- ↑ DeSoto County, Mississippi, "Election Results," November 4, 2014
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
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