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Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-1 (2026)

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The Commission on Judicial Performance shall consist of the following members:

(a) One (1) circuit court judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi upon the recommendation of the Governor;

(b) One (1) chancellor to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi upon the recommendation of the Lieutenant Governor;

(c) One (1) county court judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House;

(d) One (1) justice court judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi;

(e) One (1) practicing attorney to be appointed by the Chief Justice upon the recommendation of the Governing Board of The Mississippi Bar; and

(f) Two (2) lay persons who shall not be residents of the same Supreme Court District to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

An alternate for each member shall be selected at the time and in the manner prescribed for initial appointments in each representative class to replace those members who might be disqualified or absent.

Laws, 1979, ch. 511, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 385, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 483, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 515; Laws, 2001, ch. 527, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2017 · leading case: Rickey W. Thompson v. Lee Cnty. Democratic Party Exec. Comm., 227 So. 3d 1037 (Miss. 2017).

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Rickey W. Thompson v. Lee Cnty. Democratic Party Exec. Comm., 227 So. 3d 1037 (Miss. 2017). · cites it 6× “385 (1980) (codified at Mississippi Code Annotated § 9-19-1 et seq. (Supp.1981)). Id. at 744.”

Mississippi Comm'n on Jud. Performance v. Boone, 60 So. 3d 172 (Miss. 2011). · cites it 2× “11 This Court also considered Mississippi Code Section 9-19-1, et seq. (Supp.1981), and Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance Rules 8D & 10E.”

In Re Collins, 524 So. 2d 553 (Miss. 1988). · cites it 2× “Section 177A and the majority of the text of Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 9-19-1 through 9-19-29 (1971), as amended, were originally enacted in 1979.”

In Re Anderson, 412 So. 2d 743 (Miss. 1982). “385 (1980) (codified at Mississippi Code Annotated § 9-19-1 et seq. (Supp. 1981)). Mississippi Code Annotated section 9-19-17 provides: A justice or judge removed by the supreme court or the seven-member tribunal is ineligible for judicial office.”

Miss. Jud. Performance Com'n v. Coleman, 553 So. 2d 513 (Miss. 1989). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-1 et seq. (Supp. 1989).”

In Re Anderson, 447 So. 2d 1275 (Miss. 1984). · cites it 2× “BOWLING, Justice, for the Court: This cause is before the Court on recommendation of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance made pursuant to Section 177A, of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, as amended and Mississippi Code Annotated, Section 9-19-1, et seq.…”

In Re Stewart, 490 So. 2d 882 (Miss. 1986). “385 (1980) (codified at Mississippi Code Annotated § 9-19-1 et seq. (Supp. 1981)). Mississippi Code Annotated section 9-19-17 provides: A justice or judge removed by the supreme court or the seven-member tribunal is ineligible for judicial office.”

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