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Gerald Chatham, Sr.

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Gerald Chatham, Sr. is a judge for the Seventeenth Judicial District (Place 4) in Mississippi. He was elected to the position in 2010.[1] He was re-elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that begins in 2015 and expires in 2018.[2][3]
Elections
2014
See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Chatham ran for re-election to the Seventeenth Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3]
2010
Chatham competed against Robert S. Little, Jr. and David Burns in the general election for the Seventeenth Judicial District. He defeated Robert S. Little, Jr. in the runoff election, winning 62 percent of the vote.[4][5][1]
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Education
Chatham earned a B.P.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1966. He went on to receive his J.D. from Mississippi College in 1968.[6]
Career
- 2010-2018: Judge, Mississippi Seventeenth Judicial District
- 1972-1984: District attorney, 17th Judicial District
- 1968-1972: Attorney in private practice[6]
See also
- DeSoto County, Mississippi
- Mississippi Circuit Courts
- News: Mississippi pastor charged with video voyeurism, July 31, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia, “Judicial selection in Mississippi,” accessed November 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed June 9, 2014
- ↑ WLBT3, "2010 Runoff Elections," November 24, 2010
- ↑ NEMS360.com, "Judicial Race Results," November 3, 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chatham Pittman PLLC, "Hon. Gerald Chatham, Sr.," accessed June 16, 2014
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