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Deborah J. Gambrell

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Deborah J. Gambrell-Chambers is a chancellor of the 10th Chancery District in Mississippi. She was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour on January 11, 2011, to replace James H. C. Thomas, Jr., who had recently won re-election to the court despite his death a month prior.[1][2] She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and expires in 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Gambrell ran for re-election to the 10th Chancery District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Gambrell received an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1972. She went on to earn her J.D. from the Mississippi College School of Law in 1978.[1]
Career
- 2011-2018: Chancellor, Mississippi 10th Chancery District
- 1980-2011: Judge, Forrest County Justice Court
- 1978-2011: Attorney, Gambrell Law Firm, PLLC[1]
See also
External links
- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Court"
- Y'all Politics, "Governor Haley Barbour appionts Deborah Gambrell as Chancery Court Judge," January 5, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 10th District Chancery Court of Mississippi, "Chancellor Deborah J. Gambrell," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ WLOX, "Deceased candidate wins chancery judge race," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 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