Dan Fairly
Daniel H. Fairly was a judge for the 20th Chancery District of Mississippi.[1] He was elected to the position in 2006 and took office the following January.[2][3] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2014.[4][5]
Fairly was found dead near Mississippi Highway 43 on April 3, 2015. After an investigation and autopsy, his death was determined to be a suicide caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Fairly had recently taken medical leave from January 20 to March 31. His death came as a shock to members of the community.[6][7][8]
Education
Fairly earned a B.A. from Belhaven College, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1981.[9]
Career
Prior to his election in 2006, Fairly served as a municipal judge pro tempore for the city of Flowood.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Fairly ran for re-election to the 20th Chancery District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Fairly was re-elected to the 20th Chancery District after running unopposed.[3]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
- State of Mississippi, "Chancery Court"
- Sun Herald, "Rankin County chancery judge found dead in Madison County," April 3, 2015
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi, "Chancery Court Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pearl Mississippi CPA (Blog), "Why Richard Redfern Lost," November 27, 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Rankin County judge Dan Fairly found dead on Natchez Trace," April 3, 2015
- ↑ WAPT News, "Judge Fairly's death under investigation," April 6, 2015
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Rankin Co. Judge Dan Fairly's death ruled suicide," April 9, 2015
- ↑ Martindale, "Daniel H. Fairly," accessed June 12, 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
