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Bolivar County Court, Mississippi
The Bolivar County Court is one of 21 county courts in Mississippi.[1]
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Court
Judges
Former judges
Elections
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections
Mississippi is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Mississippi, click here.
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Mississippi local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2015
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2012
- Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election
Judges of the Mississippi County Courts are each elected to four-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be at least 26 years old, a state resident for five years and have five years of experience as an attorney.[4]
Election rules
Primary election
Mississippi does not hold primary elections for judicial candidates.[5]
General election
Qualified judicial candidates, including those running unopposed, appear on the general election ballot. There is no indication of party affiliation. When two or more candidates are competing for a seat, they are listed in alphabetical order.[5]
The winner of the general election is determined by majority vote. If no candidate receives a majority (over 50 percent) of the total vote, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election that takes place three weeks later.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "County Court," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ State of Mississippi Judiciary, "County Judges," May 5, 2014
- ↑ Bolivar Commercial, "Nowell appointed county court judge," April 20, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Mississippi; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Election Code," accessed May 1, 2014 (Page 617-618)
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
