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Jeff Weill
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Jeff Weill was a judge of the Mississippi 7th Circuit Court District. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2018.
Weill ran for election for the Position 2 judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4. He lost in the general runoff election on November 27, 2018.
Weill was a judge for the Seventh Judicial District of Mississippi from 2011 to 2018.
Education
Weill earned a B.A. from Michigan State University, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Mississippi. He also received mediation training at Harvard Law School.[1]
Career
Before his election to the bench in 2010, Weill served on the city council for three years. He also worked as an assistant district attorney, an investigator for the District Attorney's Office, and a mediator.[2]
Elections
2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2
David McCarty defeated Jeff Weill in the general runoff election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2 on November 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 66.0 | 105,596 |
| Jeff Weill (Nonpartisan) | 34.0 | 54,336 | ||
| Total votes: 159,932 | |||
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General election
General election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2
David McCarty and Jeff Weill advanced to a runoff. They defeated Byron Carter in the general election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 49.1 | 73,898 |
| ✔ | Jeff Weill (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 42,643 | |
 | Byron Carter (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 33,821 | |
| Total votes: 150,362 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Clanton (Nonpartisan)
- Laura McKinley Glaze (Nonpartisan)
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Weill ran for re-election to the Seventh Judicial District.
General: He defeated Ali Shamsiddeen in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 65 percent of the vote.[3]
2010
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Weill defeated Bruce W. Burton and Ali Shamsiddeen in the general election for the Mississippi Circuit Court, winning 61 percent of the vote.[4][5]
Noteworthy events
Harassment lawsuit against Judge Weill (2015)
In April 2014, Karla Watkins Bailey, who worked as a court administrator in the Hinds County Court from November 2011 until November 2012, filed a lawsuit against Judge Jeff Weill for harassment, slander and defamation. When she started working at the Hinds County Circuit Clerk’s office in January 2013, Weill allegedly tried to get her fired, saying she could not be trusted and the she could "ruin" him. Bailey sued for punitive damages for loss of reputation and emotional distress.[6]
The following month, Weill filed a motion to dismiss the case on grounds of lack of jurisdiction, failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and judicial immunity among the grounds. Retired Judge Henry Lackey, who was appointed to the case, denied the motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Weill's attorney filed an emergency motion requesting that Judge Lackey stay his ruling until the Mississippi Supreme Court hears his appeal.[6]
See also
- Hinds County, Mississippi
- Mississippi Circuit Courts
- Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Mississippi intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jackpedia, "Jeff Weill Biography" (dead link) (Broken)
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Jeff Weill Announces Run for Judge Seat," March 23, 2010
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ NEMS360.com, "Judicial Race Results," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Clarion Ledger, "Judge: Lawsuit against Judge Jeff Weill can go forward," August 3, 2015
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
