Jim Persons
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Jim Persons is a judge for the 8th Chancery District of Mississippi.[1] He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and expires in 2018.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Persons ran for re-election to the 8th Chancery District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Persons was re-elected to the 8th Chancery District after running unopposed.[1]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Persons earned a B.A. from Millsaps College, going on to receive a J.D. from the University of Mississippi and an L.L.M. in taxation from New York University.[4]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2002, Persons practiced law on the Gulf Coast. He previously practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi from 1967 until 1974.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Democrat, "Highest honor goes to Lamar," April 27, 2011 (Cached)
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
