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Mississippi Chancery Court
The Mississippi chancery courts are trial courts that have jurisdiction over disputes regarding equity, domestic matters (including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces), guardianships, juvenile cases, (in counties which do not have a county court), sanity hearings, wills, and challenges to the constitutionality of state laws. Land records are also filed in chancery court.[1]
There are 20 chancery court districts, with one to four chancery court judges (chancellors) per district. Chancellors are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.[1]
Chancery court trials are typically heard without a jury, but a party may request one if desired.[1]
See also
External links
- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Chancery Judges & Support Staff," accessed May 13, 2014
- About Mississippi chancery courts
Footnotes
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
