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Lillie Sanders
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Lillie Sanders is a judge for the Sixth Judicial District of Mississippi.[1] She was appointed to the bench by Governor Ray Mabus in 1989. Sanders was the first female circuit judge in the state.[2][3] She was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and will expire in 2018.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Sanders ran for re-election to the Sixth Judicial District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[5]
2010
Sanders was re-elected to the Sixth Judicial District after running unopposed.[3]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Sanders earned an undergraduate degree from Alcorn State University, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of Mississippi.[2]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment in 1989, Sanders held a variety of positions within the law field:
- Municipal court judge, Fayette, Mississippi
- Youth court public defender, Adams County
- Attorney, Mississippi Department of Human Services
- Attorney, Southwest Mississippi Legal Services Corporation
- Partner, Sanders Law Firm[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alcorn State University, "Members of the ASU graduating class to receive their degrees on Saturday, May 8, 2010," 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
