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Tomie Green
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Tomie Zean Turner Green is a judge for the Seventh Judicial District of Mississippi.[1] She was elected to the court in 1999.[2][3] She was re-elected after running unopposed on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and expired in 2018.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Green ran for re-election to the Seventh Judicial District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[5]
2010
Green was re-elected to the Seventh Judicial District after running unopposed.[3]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Green earned a B.A. in sociology from Tougaloo College in 1972, going on to receive a masters in education from Jackson State University in 1976. She later graduated from the Mississippi College School of Law with a J.D. in 1983.[2]
Career
- 1999-2018: Judge Mississippi Seventh Judicial District (Elected)
- 1993-1998: Representative, Mississippi House of Representatives (Elected)
- 1986-1994: Partner, Walker, Walker & Green, Jackson, MS
- 1984-1986: Assistant district attorney for Hinds and Yazoo counties in Mississippi
- 1983-1984: Law clerk, U.S. District Court
- 1981-1983: Director of testing and associate professor, Tougaloo College
- 1980-1981: Services coordinator, MS Department of Mental Health
- 1978-1980: Social worker, Hudspeth Center, Mississippi State Hospital
- 1976-1978: Health counsel, Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center
- 1973-1976: Director of alumni affairs, Tougaloo College[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2011: Public Service Award, Pearl Street AME Church
- 2011: Thurgood Marshall Award, City of Jackson
- 2010: Legal Services Award, MS NAACP
- 2007: Comcast & Lifetime Nominee in Recognition of Strong Women
- 2007: Brown, Young & Hall Award, Jackson Branch of the NAACP
- 2007: Meritorious Leadership Citation, Tougaloo College
- 2006: R. Jess Brown Award, Magnolia Bar Association
- 2006: Phenomenal Woman Award, Smith Robertson Historical Museum
- 2005: U.S. Congressional Record Citation
- 2003: Achiever & Leadership Award, Trio
- 2000: Leadership & Community Service Award, MS Southern Church of God in Christ
- 2000: Government Service Award, Southern Echo
- 2000: Freedom Fighter Award, Nation of Islam
- 2000: Outstanding Government Service Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- 1998: WLBT Special Legislative Recognition
- 1998: Women in Government Award Nominee, Good Housekeeping
- 1997-1998: Arthur Flemming Fellowship Award, Center for Policy Alternatives
- 1997: Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year Nominee, MS Women's Bar Association
- 1996: Jack Young Legal Award, NAACP
- 1995: Fannie Lou Hamer Leadership Award, Mississippi Democratic Party
- 1994: Government Service Award, Magnolia Bar Association
- 1993: Professionalism Award, Women Student Bar Association
- 1993: Woman of the Year Award, MS Chapter of the Coalition of 100 Black Women
Associations
- Member, Mississippi Bar Association
- Member, Magnolia Bar Association
- Member, Hinds County Bar Association, now Capital Area Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, MS Judicial Conference of Judges
- Member, Inns of Courts (Charles Clark Chapter), Mississippi
- Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity[2]
Approach to the law
Green states her judicial philosophy as follows:
| “ | My goal is to improve the accessibility, efficiency and accountability of the criminal and civil justice system. In the court, we seek justice for all litigants by creating an atmosphere that fosters fairness, respect, dignity and equity.
During my tenure as Senior/Chief Judge I am working to make the Court "judicially friendly" through community educations, educational forum with lawyers, media and laypersons. Hopefully, we will also implement a system for online or e-filing and a system of closed circuit television for our criminal justice proceedings. Finally, I plan to expand our Drug Court Treatment to include a Mental Health Treatment component. There is an increasing number of Defendants who are incarcerated who exhibit mental or emotional problems . They account for much of the recidivism in the criminal justice system. Incarceration treatment alternatives are imperative, inasmuch as our jails are not equipped to treat mental diseases adequately.[2][6] |
” |
And she has this to say about her tenure on the court:
| “ | I have presided over a number of cases over the past 13 years on the bench. Every party considered their case to be significant. I presided over Mississippi's first case fully televised nationally. It was a 2004 drowning case involving a 9 year old boy which was tried in 2004. A few months earlier, I presided over the first televised court proceeding in the entire State of Mississippi. This case involved a city's attempt to tear down a family's tree house, on the premise that the tree violated the city's ordinance. My decision to prohibit the tearing down of the tree house because it was built with the approval of the city before an ordinance became effective was later affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
I've presided in the criminal prosecution of the Mayor of Jackson, MS. My cases have included the prosecution of an intoxicated and wealthy housewife who while driving drunk killed two physicians. Most recently I dismissed a case against Kathyrn Stockett, the author of The Help.[2][6] |
” |
See also
External links
- Hinds County, "Circuit Judge District 2 Biography"
- The Christian Science Monitor, "Mississippi judge blocks Haley Barbour pardon of 21 inmates," January 12, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Per information submitted to Judgepedia on September 17, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
