Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-17 (2026)

Removed judge as ineligible for judicial office; suspension from practice of law

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section JustiaMiss. Code CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A justice or judge removed by the supreme court or the seven-member tribunal is ineligible for judicial office, and pending further order of the court, may be suspended from practicing law in this state.

Laws, 1979, ch. 511, § 7, eff. 1/1/1980.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Rickey W. Thompson v. Lee Cnty. Democratic Party Exec. Comm., 227 So. 3d 1037 (Miss. 2017).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Rickey W. Thompson v. Lee Cnty. Democratic Party Exec. Comm., 227 So. 3d 1037 (Miss. 2017). · cites it 90× “Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-17 (Rev. 2014). Article 6, Section 171, of the Mississippi Constitution provides, in pertinent part, that: A competent number of justice court judges and constables shall be chosen in each county in the manner provided by law, but not less than two (2)…”

Thompson v. Attorney Gen., 129 F. Supp. 3d 430 (S.D. Miss. 2015). · cites it 29× “By then, however, Thompson had already won his reelection campaign in the Lee County Democratic Party primary. 2 On August 4, 2015, he received 55% of the vote in a race against four other candidates.”

Mississippi Comm'n on Jud. Performance v. Darby, 143 So. 3d 564 (Miss. 2014). · cites it 4× “” See Miss.Code Ann. § 9-19-17 (Rev. 2002).”

In Re Anderson, 412 So. 2d 743 (Miss. 1982). · cites it 2× “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.”

In Re Stewart, 490 So. 2d 882 (Miss. 1986). · cites it 2× “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.”

Thompson v. Attorney Gen. of the State of Mississippi THREE JUDGE PANEL: REEVES, GRAVES, JORDAN (S.D. Miss. 2021). · cites it 21× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-17 . On August 21, 2015, Thompson and Fells, a voter in Thompson’s district, sued the Mississippi Attorney General, the Lee County Democratic Party Executive Committee, and the Lee County Election Commission (collectively “the State”).”

Mississippi Comm'n on Jud. Performance v. Carlos E. Moore, Mun. Court Judge (Miss. 2025). · cites it 2× “JUDGE CARLOS MOORE, MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR THE CITIES OF GRENADA AND CLARKSDALE, IS HEREBY REMOVED FROM THE BENCH AS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE MANDATE, IS FINED $3,000 AND IS ASSESSED ALL COSTS.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.