Eddie Bowen

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Eddie Bowen

Prior offices:

Mississippi 13th Circuit Court District

Years in office: 2010 - 2021

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Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University

Law

University of Mississippi

Eddie Bowen was a judge on the 13th Circuit Court in Mississippi. He was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour on September 13, 2010, to succeed Robert Evans. He retired from the court on February 7, 2021 due to his passing away from COVID-19.

Elections

2014

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Bowen ran for re-election to the Thirteenth Judicial District.
General: He defeated Reggie Blackledge in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 59.0 percent of the vote.  

2010

See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010

Bowen ran for the seat as a write-in candidate for the Mississippi Circuit Court and received enough votes to compete in the runoff election. He defeated Wilton McNair in that election, winning 65 percent of the vote.

Education

Bowen received his undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University and his J.D. from the University of Mississippi.

Career

Prior to joining the court, Bowen served as district attorney in the 13th Judicial District since 1999. He also served as the Mississippi bar commissioner in that district. He was in private practice before this.

See also

• Smith County, Mississippi
• Mississippi Circuit Courts
• News: Judge Bowen's asbestos ruling overturned by Mississippi judge, January 6, 2012

External links

• ABA Journal, "Miss. Supreme Court Removes Judge from $322M Asbestos Case Because of Dad's Lawsuits," October 7, 2011