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Shirley C. Byers
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Shirley C. Byers was a 2014 candidate for the Third Judicial District (Place 2) in Mississippi.[1] She previously ran for election to the court in 2010.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Byers ran for election to the Third Judicial District.
Byers earned 44.2% of the votes in the general election. Because no candidate received over 50% of the general election votes, Kelly Luther and Shirley C. Byers, the top two candidates, competed in a runoff on November 25, 2014. Luther won decisively in the runoff, bringing in 76.3% of the vote, compared to Byers' 23.7%.[1]
2010
Byers was defeated by Robert Elliott in the general election for the Third Judicial District, winning only 43% of the vote.[2]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
- State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Courts"
- Supreme Court of Mississippi, "Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Shirley C. Byers," February 17, 2000
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
