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Sidney Mize
Sidney Carr Mize (1888-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1937 to replace Edwin Ruthven Holmes. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 2nd, and received his commission February 3rd. From 1961 to 1962, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 26, 1965.[1]
Early life and education
- Mississippi College, A.B., 1908
- University of Mississippi Law School, LL.B., 1911[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1911-1937
- Special district attorney, Mississippi, 1914-
- Special county judge, Mississippi, 1930-
- Special chancery judge, Mississippi[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Mississippi
Mize was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1937 to replace Edwin Ruthven Holmes. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 2nd, and received his commission February 3rd. From 1961 to 1962, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on April 26, 1965.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Mize's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edwin Ruthven Holmes |
Southern District of Mississippi 1937–1965 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Dan Russell
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Halil Ozerden • Henry Wingate • Daniel Jordan • Carlton W. Reeves • Kristi Johnson • Taylor McNeel | ||
| Senior judges |
David Bramlette • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Louis Guirola • Keith Starrett • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Parker (Mississippi) • Keith Ball • Robert Myers (Mississippi) • LaKeysha Greer Isaac • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • William Barbour • Walter Gex • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Harold Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Dan Russell • Daniel Jordan • Sidney Mize • William Harold Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
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
