Jackson Jambalaya

Shirley is possibly the dumbest lawyer I’ve ever dealt with.

Good riddance.

So, am I misunderstanding...or does this give others only ONE day to qualify and get certified. If so, this rings as conspiratorial as the Andy Taggart - D.I.Smith scheme in Madison County eight years ago.

So hateful. Hope your life gets better.

What does it say about the caliber of Lawyers in Niknar to brag that all four Justices of The Peace (ala Andy Griffith) are attorneys?

What do you expect from an attorney than is a justice court judge. A law degree and membership to the bar is not required to be a justice court judge. Hell, I dont think you even need a college degree.

Judicial Performance can cut its staff in half now.

Premptive move. The Judicial Review Board is set to remove him from office.

I was taught “ If you can’t say something nice about a person, don’t say anything at all” and that’s all I have to say about that!

@5:56 a.m., it says nothing about the caliber of lawyers, but a lot about the luxury of having all of the Justice Court Judges being lawyers. Remember, would you want someone 18 years of age, having their GED, and being a resident of the county in which they are elected, and having little prior legal training, issuing arrest warrants? deciding cases where someone can be sent to jail up to one year? deciding civil lawsuits up to $3,500? Yes, they attend conferences for training, but that barely scratches what a Justice Court Judge sees and will be called on to do.

Go watch the Justice Court proceedings in Hinds County and other counties for a couple of days. Bet you will walk out shaking your head in disbelief. . .

This office requires two things. Residence and High School Diploma/GED.

John Shirley is to lawyers what Baptists are to Christianity.

Both cannot see the big picture for incessant needless fighting over irrelevant details.

Yeah, go watch Jimmy Morton in Raymond. Fantastic Justice Court Judge. Good grief, always have to throw in the Hinds comments.

Thank goodness. Now, pray tell, what is he running for? I'm willing to give his opponent $100 sight unseen.

Jimmy Morton in Raymond must be different from Jimmy Morton in Jackson, who is BY FAR, the most incompetent, petulant JC on the bench. He routinely makes up illegal bonds, fines and punishments, which get reversed by the Circuit Clerk (nostatutory appeal bonds, ect...) and the County Court Judges on a regular basis. That is usually where an attorney has not been involved up front, because most attorneys that practice in Hinds JC avoid him like the plague, and are assisted by the administrators in continuing cases around his Fridays. And on top of that, he is a jerk as a person. Used car dealer with a little power that acts exactly like one would expect character in a mockumentary of the South movie.

If only we could all live in the land of milk and honey that is Madison County. The grass is greener, the air is more clear, and the skies are always sunny and blue.

@10:02 AM. Much truth to that analysis.

Nice spin - suggesting justice is more fair in Niknar since all the Justices of The Peace have law degrees. What it means to ME, however, is four guys managed to get a law degree (did they pass the bar) and couldn't make a living as a lawyer. Like a chemical engineer running for county coroner. Or my friend with a Phd in Plastics working in a body shop applying bondo.

Man, yall are ruthless. Let the guy not run in peace.

Rankin County is the most corrupt and filthy mud hole in Mississippi. And the stinky pinky pigs that live there LOVE IT THAT WAY!

@ 1:41 p.m., we love our mud over here. Its nice, cozy and comfy.

1:41,
As a resident of Rankin County, I would like to say, NANNY NANNY BOO BOO! Ha! Yes, we love having low crime, low unemployment and a low population of Hinds Countians. Life is grand and we need not worry about it changing anytime soon, with great elected leaders representing us at the state and local level.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled mugging/shooting you have been dodging over there.

I've had it. The superb intellect of those posting on this site have convinced me to abandon Rankin County for the promise land that is Madison County. They offer many outstanding activities, most notably swinging and drug dealing. Can't wait to get there and sign up. Wine, women and song.

US supreme Court does not require a law degree.

@10:02 pm - Nicely put. Get a job, work hard and maybe some day you will be able to move out of Jackson.

2:22 proves every stereotype of Rankinites. Nanny Boo Boo. Nice.

7:56 PM - don't forget that he would have to pass an extensive background check. We have to keep out the riff-raff. The application form alone is 45 pages.

9:53 Jimmie Morton in HInds ran saying no more than 2 terms, he is keeping that promise. Few do. Seems like a decent person. What ruling was his worse from a legal point of view. Since I know him I will confront him face to face. My experience in Rankin has been with uninsured drivers who are at fault, who are ticketed, get the minimum insurance show up, get blessed and cancel the insurance on the way out of the court house on their phones. Justice Court Judge told me, get over it, you may have a legal right but will only waste time and money. Underinsured and uninsured vehicles is a issue most states addressed long ago.
Seems many lawyers in MS make their names well known with schemes and corruption.