Correction: JJ erroneously reported Judge Hannan is retiring when in fact he qualified to run for re-election. Apologies.
Here comes the judge but who will it be? We love having elections in Mississippi and this year is no exceptions as judicial elections are scheduled for November. Although most incumbent judges in the Jackson metro-area are running unopposed, there are still a few surprises.
What is interesting is in Rankin County, Circuit Judge Bradley Mills has not yet qualified for re-election. Governor Reeves appointed Judge Mills to the position when Judge John Emfinger was elected to the Court of Appeals. Attorneys Scott Gilbert of Dibiase trial fame and Sarah Moulder Butler threw their hats in the ring as they vie to replace the Reeves appointee.
Twentieth District (Rankin & Madison counties) Circuit Judges Dewey Arthur and Steve Ratcliff qualified for re-election.
Rankin County voters get to elect a new Chancellor as Chancellor John McLaurin is retiring from the bench after years of distinguished service. Bo Agnew and Jon Powell qualified for the election. Let's hope they can fill Judge McLaurin's shoes. Incumbent Chancellors Haydn Roberts and Troy Odom are running unopposed.
There might be a Battle Royale (without cheese) in Madison County as Madison County Assistant District Attorney Todd McAlpin is taking on incumbent County Court Judge Ed Hannan. County Court Judge Stacy O'Neal runs unopposed.
Despite all the noise, Hinds County judicial elections are fairly quiet. Circuit Judges Winston Kidd, Debra Gibbs, Adrienne Wooten, Damon Stephenson and Faye Peterson are running unopposed. The Street Committee said Judge Gibbs probably would not run for re-elction but here she is, standing tall and standing proud.
None of the Hinds County Chancellors face opponents as Dewayne Thomas, Crystal Wise-Martin, Tiffany Grove, and Tametrice Hodges all qualified for re-election.
Madison County (11th District) is going go have a little scrum in Chancery races. Chancellor James Walker is not running for re-election so attorneys Gene Berry, Alan Rhea, and David Bridges qualified for this seat on the bench. Long-time Madison County Chancellor Cynthia Brewer will face attorney Rhonda Cooper in November as she fights to retain her seat.
28 comments:
Judge Gibbs needs to run for retirement. Most incompetent judge to ever sit in Hinds County, possibly the state.
@9:44 AM The most incompetent judge award would go to Tomie Green when she was a judge in Hinds County.
She barely shows up for court and has two other judges do her job most of the time.
Funny, isn’t it, how no matter had bad or stupid or incompetent a sitting judge may be, few to none of the courageous lions of the bar can be counted on to take a stand and run to remove the bozo’s magisterial robes.
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David Bridges would be an excellent choice for Madison County. He is a skilled attorney who actually cares for people. Having him on the bench would be a win in my book!
@9:52am - Nope. I didn’t think it was possible to be more incompetent than Green, but Gibbs has proved me wrong.
Someone, anyone, needs to run against Gibbs. Anyone would be an improvement.
Nah it needs to be Judge Wooten . She is the absolute worst
Judge Thomas is OK and Grove is the smartest Judge in Hinds County bar none. That's the good news. The other two Chancellors and a couple of judges in circuit are walking judicial complaints. No opposition? Sad.
Waiting for the comments! I'm happy to see this article!
Anyone who can't properly pronounce the word "ask" should not be a judge. Looking at you A Wooten.
KF, but what do the judges call a Whopper?
The problem is that most of these judgeships do not pay very much. Competent attorneys earn much more than those judgeships and choose that route. The only lawyers running for a lot of these judgeships are those having trouble making financial ends meet.
She is the worst!!!! And her court admin is a joke.
Why do you keep allowing these racist comments calling African American Female Judges “the worst” bcuz thats fucking racist you piece of shit! You couldnt even get elected dog catcher in pisgah!
1:51 I believe it's because their inactions and merit prevent them from being call "the best". Again, being horrible at your job is not based on race, but when you do a shitty job, you are "the worst".
@154:pm - They are literally terrible at their jobs. They also happen to be black women. Peterson is good, Kidd is ok when he’s awake. Gibbs and Wooten are worthless. Happy now?
So incompetent African Americans can't be called out for being incompetent. To do so is racist. Gotcha! We heard the same shit when we complained about Chokwe.
The best most competent judges are usually appointed especially around here. The public don't know a damn thing about judges ability and it's just a matter of putting out signs and name recognition. Any clown can win and often do.
1:54 Getting elected does not mean qualified. Wise King Solomon would have a rough time winning election today in Hinds County.
Can someone tell me how crystal wise Martin qualifies to run for hinds county chancellor from her home in bridgewater??
Quit electing crap judges. How many judges in Hinds County can you see on a higher bench. Maybe Peterson and Grove and that is it.
Thanking the good Lord and praying that with the nine days remaining there will be some additional names on the Hinds County lists, starting with Wooten and Gibbs. Ought to be a couple more, but if we get someone in those races we can live with the rest.
And, FWIW, Mills in Rankin/Madison is not running for reelection; it has been a yoyo over the past two weeks with him being out, and in, and out, etc. But today's word that has held true for two days is he is out. Granted, following in the TACO mode made popular with some of the politicos by Trump, the yoyo could make another round or two, but probably not in this case.
3:27 p.m. for the WIN!!! So true. Most judicial elections are a name-recognition and popularity contest. And the reality is that it is not the general public's fault. If you don't watch what Judges and lawyers do in the courtroom you have no ability to be a proper "judge" of who will be best for the position.
Another point (previously stated in the comments) is that many lawyers won't consider running for the office because it would result in less income for them.
Most every judge and other elected officials pompous blow hards and have an overly high opinion of themselves. Their staff cow taus to them because its expected.
Piss on all of them.
The Gibbs are entrenched and entitled like black royalty or so they think— just ask, they will tell you
@4:03 It's an old democrat trick they all use. Ask about the one where you hand the office off to your son or daughter. That's even better.
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