Robert Q. Whitwell
Robert Q. Whitwell is a judge for the 18th Chancery District of Mississippi. He was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant on August 7, 2013, filling the vacancy created when Edwin H. Roberts, Jr. passed away the previous July.[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
Whitwell ran for re-election to the 18th Chancery District.
General: He defeated Helen Kennedy Robinson in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 57.3 percent of the vote.
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Education
Whitwell earned a bachelor's degree from Delta State University, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1972.[1]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 2013, Whitwell worked as a partner with the law firm of Farese, Farese & Farese, PA. He also served as a municipal court judge in Horn Lake, Mississippi from 1975-1985 and was later appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Governor Phil Bryant, "Governor Bryant Appoints Whitwell as 18th District Chancery Court Judge," August 7, 2013
- ↑ 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
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
