Rhea Sheldon
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Rhea Sheldon is the Place 2 judge for the 10th Chancery District in Mississippi.[1] She was appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant (R) on February 11, 2016, to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Dawn H. Beam to the Mississippi Supreme Court.[2]
Sheldon was scheduled to run for election on November 7, 2017, but the election was canceled when no other candidates filed to run against her. According to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, she will be reappointed by the governor before her current appointment expires.[3][4]
Biography
Sheldon earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi.[2]
Prior to her appointment to the bench in 2016, Sheldon was an attorney in private practice. She has also served as a judicial law clerk for the Mississippi Supreme Court.[5]
Elections
2017
Mississippi scheduled a special election for local judicial offices on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 5, 2017, but candidates weren't officially certified for the ballot until after the close of the general qualifying period on September 8, 2017.[6]
Incumbents filed unopposed for all three races. According to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, the 10th Chancery District race was canceled due to lack of opposition and Sheldon will be reappointed by the governor before her current appointment expires.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi, "Chancery Judges & Support Staff," July 6, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jackson Free Press, "Sheldon Appointed Chancery Judge in 4 Counties," February 11, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed August 24, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the Mississippi secretary of state's office," November 7, 2017
- ↑ 10th District Chancery Court of Mississippi, "Chancellor Rhea H. Sheldon," accessed August 24, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the Mississippi secretary of state's office," August 24, 2017
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
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