Eugene Fair
Eugene "Gene" L. Fair was a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals from 2012 to 2019. He was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour on December 14, 2011, and joined the bench on January 1, 2012. He replaced retiring Justice William Myers.[1] Fair was re-elected on November 6, 2012, and his term expired on January 6, 2019.[2][3] Fair passed away on December 2, 2020.[4]
Education
Fair received both his bachelor's degree in journalism and his J.D. from the University of Mississippi.[1]
Career
Fair was a lieutenant commander of the U.S. Naval Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was in private practice in Hattiesburg before becoming a chancellor of the 10th Chancery District in January 2007. He was appointed to the Court of Appeals in December 2011.[1]
Awards and associations
- Elected secretary, Conference of Chancery Judges[5]
Elections
2012
Fair ran unopposed for re-election on November 6, 2012[6] and will retain his seat.[2]
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2012
2010 election
Fair was re-elected after running unopposed.[7]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Mississippi Court of Appeals
- News: Chancellor Fair to join Mississippi Court of Appeals, December 14, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Channel 7: WDAM, "Barbour appoints Hattiesburg man to Appellate Court," December 14, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 16 WAPT News/Associated Press "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results"
- ↑ Hattiesburg American, "Judge Fair sworn in today," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Fair, Retired from Mississippi Appeals Court, Dies at 74," December 7, 2020
- ↑ Hattiesburg American, "Chancery judge elected to post," May 23, 2011
- ↑ MS Secretary of State's Office 2012 Candidate Qualifying List
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, Sample Official Election Ballot, 2010 General Election
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
