Vernon Cotten
Vernon Cotten was a judge for the Eighth Judicial District of Mississippi. The Eighth District serves Leake, Neshoba, Newton and Scott counties.[1]
Cotten was appointed to the bench by Governor Kirk Fordice in October 1997. He was elected to a full term in 1998, and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014.[2][3][4] Cotten retired from the court on May 31, 2017.[5]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Cotten ran for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4]
2010
Cotten defeated James E. Smith in his bid for re-election to the Eighth Judicial District, winning 84% of the vote.[6]
- Main article: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Cotten received an undergraduate degree in forestry from Mississippi State University in 1959. He went on to earn a law degree from the Jackson School of Law (now known as the Mississippi College School of Law) in 1965. He was admitted to the Mississippi State Bar that same year.[2]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 1997, Cotten accrued 32 years of law experience. Past positions include the following:
- Prosecuting attorney, Leake County (18 years)
- Special judge, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (23 years)
- Judge, Carthage Municipal Court (10 years)
- City attorney, Town of Walnut Grove (23 years)
- Local counsel, Citizens Bank of Philadelphia (18 years)
- Attorney, Centra Electric Power Association (27 years)[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi, "Circuit Judges & Support Staff," March 24, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Scott County Times Online, "Vernon Cotten seeks re-election as circuit court judge," January 6, 2010
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ MS News Now, "Circuit Judge Vernon Cotten announces retirement," May 3, 2017
- ↑ NEMS360.com, "Judicial Race Results," November 3, 2010
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
