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The '''Tunica municipal court''' is a municipal court in [[Mississippi]]. According to the State of Mississippi Judiciary website, "Municipal courts have jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes, municipal ordinances and city traffic violations. [[Mississippi Municipal Courts| Municipal judges]] may conduct initial appearances in which defendants are advised of the charges being filed, as well as bond hearings and preliminary hearings."<ref>[https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/municipalcourt/municipalcourt.html ''State of Mississippi Judiciary'', “Municipal Court,” accessed August 16, 2017]</ref>
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The court is located in [[Tunica County, Mississippi (Judicial)|Tunica County]]
The '''Tunica municipal court''' resides in [[Mississippi]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
 
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
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==Jurisdiction==
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==Selection method==
{{Local judicial selection|Court Name=Mississippi Municipal Court}}
 
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/index.html State of Mississippi Judiciary]
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*[https://courts.ms.gov/ Mississippi courts]


==Footnotes==
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The Tunica municipal court resides in Mississippi. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

Municipal courts have jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes, municipal ordinances and city traffic violations. Municipal judges may conduct initial appearances in which defendants are advised of the charges being filed, as well as bond hearings and preliminary hearings.[2]

Selection method

Judges of the Mississippi Municipal Courts are appointed by local authorities with no standard term length. As of May 2023, there were 237 municipal courts in Mississippi. Most municipalities would have a single judge.[3]

See also



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Footnotes

  1. State of Mississippi Judiciary, "Trial Courts," accessed May 18, 2023
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. State of Mississippi Judiciary, "About the Courts," accessed March 3, 2021