Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 9-4-7 (2026)

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(1) The Court of Appeals shall be subject to the administrative policies and procedures as may be established by the Supreme Court, including docket control of the Court of Appeals cases. Whenever feasible, and subject to approval of the Supreme Court, the administrative structure of the Supreme Court shall also support the Court of Appeals.

(2) The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and appointment of employees by the Court of Appeals shall be governed by personnel policies adopted and approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Whenever feasible and approved by the Supreme Court, employees of the Supreme Court shall also serve the Court of Appeals. The records of the Court of Appeals shall be kept by the Supreme Court Clerk or a deputy of the clerk.

(3) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint a Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for a term of four (4) years, and the person so named shall be eligible for reappointment, subject to the discretion of the Chief Justice.

(4) The Chief Justice may assign one or more Court of Appeals Judges to serve as lower court trial judges to provide docket relief as he deems necessary.

(5) The Court of Appeals shall be authorized to employ an Opinion Editor of the Court of Appeals.

Laws, 1993, ch. 518, § 4, eff. 7/13/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the enactment of this section); Laws, 2007, ch. 551, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Marshall v. State, 662 So. 2d 566 (Miss. 1995).

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Marshall v. State, 662 So. 2d 566 (Miss. 1995). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 9-4-7 (Supp. 1994). In fact the harmony of two separate but equal constitutional branches of government working together to create a constitutional Court of Appeals is commendable.”

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