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M. James Chaney, Jr.
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M. James Chaney, Jr. is a judge for the Ninth Judicial District of Mississippi. He was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour on June 1, 2009, and was elected in 2010.[1][2] He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and will expire in 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Chaney ran for re-election to the Ninth Judicial District.
General: He defeated Edwin Woods, Jr. in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 79.3 percent of the vote.
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2010
Chaney was elected to the Ninth Judicial District after running unopposed.[2]
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Chaney received a bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi, going on to earn his J.D. there as well.[1]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 2009, Chaney was a partner in the Vicksburg law firm of Teller, Chaney, Hassell & Hopson LLP, where he specialized in litigation, business law and school law. He also served as special assistant attorney general in 1977.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Mississippi Governor, "Governor Barbour appoints Vicksburg attorney to circuit court post," June 1, 2009 (Cached)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
