Mississippi Code — 9
Browse 388 sections in division 9 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 9-1-5. Extension into term in other county of same district.
- § 9-1-7. Repealed.
- § 9-1-9. Adjourning if the judge be absent.
- § 9-1-11. Judge not to sit when interested or related.
- § 9-1-13-9-1-15. Repealed.
- § 9-1-17. Supreme Court, circuit, chancery and county courts and Court of Appeals may punish for contempt and refer certain persons for placement in restitution, house arrest or restorative justice center or program.
- § 9-1-19. Authority of judges of supreme, circuit courts and chancellors and judges of Court of Appeals to grant remedial writs.
- § 9-1-21. Repealed.
- § 9-1-23. Judges conservators of peace; must reside in district.
- § 9-1-25. Judges not to practice law.
- § 9-1-27. Officers pro tempore to be appointed in certain cases.
- § 9-1-29. Court to control clerk’s office.
- § 9-1-31. Records of office of clerk delivered to successor.
- § 9-1-33. Minutes of Supreme Court, circuit, chancery and county courts and Court of Appeals.
- § 9-1-35. Seal of court.
- § 9-1-36. Office allowance for circuit judges, chancellors and certain staff; procedure to employ certain staff members; title to tangible property; reports; adoption of rules and regulations.
- § 9-1-37. Allowance for stationery.
- § 9-1-38. Certain judicial records exempt from public access requirements.
- § 9-1-39. Clerks of circuit, chancery and county courts in separate judicial districts in Harrison County.
- § 9-1-41. Reasonableness of attorneys’ fees; evidence.
- § 9-1-43. Limit on compensation of chancery clerks and circuit clerks and their related employees; liability on bonds; chancery court clerk clearing accounts; circuit court clerk clearing accounts; journals and receipts; punishment for failure to deposit funds.
- § 9-1-44. Appropriation of funds from county general fund to supplement payment of expenses of office of chancery or circuit clerk under certain circumstances.
- § 9-1-45. Filing of annual reports by chancery and circuit clerks; failure to provide report; notice of noncompliance; hearing to determine level of compliance; penalties for noncompliance.
- § 9-1-46. Semiannual reports by clerks of county, municipal and justice courts to Administrative Office of Courts; information to be included.
- § 9-1-47. Municipal and justice courts authorized to purge judgment rolls of fines and fees owed by deceased person.
- § 9-1-51. Definitions.
- § 9-1-53. Authority to electronically file and store court documents.
- § 9-1-55. Repealed.
- § 9-1-57. Plan for electronic storage system.
- § 9-1-101. Definitions.
- § 9-1-103. Vacancy in office.
- § 9-1-105. Physical disability or sickness; absence of judicial officer from state, etc.; appointment of special judge to serve on emergency basis.
- § 9-1-107. Senior judges.
- § 9-3-1. Districts.
- § 9-3-3. Terms of court.
- § 9-3-5. Adjournment, if judges absent; special terms; discontinuances.
- § 9-3-6. Recall of retired Supreme Court justices; compensation.
- § 9-3-7. How cost of notices paid.
- § 9-3-9. Jurisdiction of the court.
- § 9-3-11. The chief justice; presiding justices.
- § 9-3-12. Resignation and retirement of judges age 68 years and older; services and compensation of retired judge.
- § 9-3-13. Clerk of Supreme Court to take oath and give bond.
- § 9-3-14. Appointment of clerk of Supreme Court.
- § 9-3-15. How clerk of Supreme Court may appoint deputies.
- § 9-3-17. Duties of clerk.
- § 9-3-19. Civil docket.
- § 9-3-21. Criminal docket.
- § 9-3-23. Allowance for books.
- § 9-3-25. Old records; how dealt with.
- § 9-3-27. Supreme Court judges may employ secretaries and research assistants for the court.
- § 9-3-28. Repealed.
- § 9-3-29. Officers to attend the court; marshal and deputy marshals appointed; salaries.
- § 9-3-31. Court may require sheriff of Hinds county to attend.
- § 9-3-37. Issues of fact may be tried.
- § 9-3-39. Court may make and enforce rules.
- § 9-3-43. Supreme Court decisions; designation of private publication as official reports.
- § 9-3-45. Mississippi edition of Supreme Court decisions; purchase; distribution; pricing.
- § 9-3-61. General rule-making power vested in Supreme Court.
- § 9-3-63. Limitation on rules.
- § 9-3-65. Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; membership; terms.
- § 9-3-67. Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; chairman; research counsel; expenses.
- § 9-3-69. Advisory committee on Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure; duties.
- § 9-3-70. Repealed.
- § 9-4-1. Establishment of Court of Appeals.
- § 9-4-3. Jurisdiction of court; issuance of decisions.
- § 9-4-5. Selection of judges of court; qualifications; terms of office; Court of Appeals Districts.
- § 9-4-7. Structure and personnel of court.
- § 9-4-9. Quorum of court; assignment of judges to panels; presiding judge of panel.
- § 9-4-11. Location of court.
- § 9-4-13. Salaries of court and its personnel.
- § 9-4-15. Time for holding elections for office of judge of Court of Appeals.
- § 9-4-17. Severability clause.
- § 9-5-1. Chancellors; election, holding of court terms, terms of office, and residency.
- § 9-5-3. Chancery court districts; terms of court; determination of appropriate number of chancellorships for each district.
- § 9-5-5. First district; composition.
- § 9-5-7. First district; number of chancellors.
- § 9-5-9. Second district; composition.
- § 9-5-11. Third district; composition.
- § 9-5-13. Third district; number of chancellors; number and election of chancellors of subdistricts.
- § 9-5-15. Fourth district; composition.
- § 9-5-17. Fifth district; composition.
- § 9-5-19. Fifth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court.
- § 9-5-21. Sixth district; composition.
- § 9-5-22. Sixth district; number of chancellors.
- § 9-5-23. Seventh district; composition.
- § 9-5-25. Seventh district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-25. Seventh district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-27. Eighth district; composition.
- § 9-5-29. Eighth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court.
- § 9-5-31. Ninth district; composition.
- § 9-5-33. Ninth district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-35. Tenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-36. Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence.
- § 9-5-37. Eleventh district; composition.
- § 9-5-38. Eleventh district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-39. Twelfth district; composition.
- § 9-5-40. Twelfth district; number of chancellors.
- § 9-5-41. Thirteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-43. Fourteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-45. Fourteenth district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-47. Fifteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-49. Sixteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-50. Sixteenth district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-51. Seventeenth district; composition; division; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-53. Eighteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-54. Eighteenth district; number of chancellors.
- § 9-5-55. Nineteenth district; composition.
- § 9-5-57. Twentieth district; composition.
- § 9-5-58. Twentieth district; number and election of chancellors.
- § 9-5-81. Jurisdiction of the chancery court, in general.
- § 9-5-83. Court may determine all matters in estates administered.
- § 9-5-85. Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt.
- § 9-5-87. Power to punish for violation of injunction.
- § 9-5-89. Guardian ad litem; appointment and compensation; effect of failure to appoint.
- § 9-5-91. Information to be provided to Administrative Office of Courts by
- § 9-5-93. Trial of causes in vacation; power to enter decree prior to adjournment of next succeeding term.
- § 9-5-95. Court or chancellor may extend time in vacation.
- § 9-5-97. Additional powers of chancellor in vacation.
- § 9-5-103. Bonds of receivers, assignees, executors may be reduced or cancelled, if excessive or for sufficient cause.
- § 9-5-105. Expense of chancellor in hearing vacation matter paid equally by parties.
- § 9-5-131. Bond of clerk.
- § 9-5-132. Training and continuing education course requirements for chancery clerks; filing of certificate of compliance; penalty for failure to file; courses; expenses; continuing education credit for attendance at chancery court proceedings.
- § 9-5-133. How clerk of chancery court may appoint deputies.
- § 9-5-135. Clerk to attend court and keep minutes.
- § 9-5-137. Other duties of the clerk.
- § 9-5-139. Chancery clerk’s office at Biloxi.
- § 9-5-141. Acts clerk may perform at any time.
- § 9-5-143. Repealed.
- § 9-5-145. How proceedings before clerk to be conducted.
- § 9-5-147. All acts of clerk subject to approval or disapproval.
- § 9-5-149. Repealed.
- § 9-5-151. How minutes of proceedings before clerk preserved and approved.
- § 9-5-153. How approval of clerk’s minutes and orders shown.
- § 9-5-155. Bonds examined by chancellor.
- § 9-5-157. Register of sureties on bonds to be kept.
- § 9-5-159. Abstract of certain decrees furnished circuit clerk.
- § 9-5-161. Clerk to make final record of causes.
- § 9-5-163. Custodian of certain records and papers.
- § 9-5-165. Removal and return of court files and documents in clerk’s office.
- § 9-5-167. Newspaper subscribed for and preserved.
- § 9-5-169. All records and papers subject to inspection.
- § 9-5-171. Destruction of records.
- § 9-5-173. Register of claims against estates.
- § 9-5-201. Dockets to be kept; general docket, and other entries therein.
- § 9-5-203. Matters testamentary, etc., to be docketed.
- § 9-5-205. Issue docket.
- § 9-5-207-9-5-211. Repealed.
- § 9-5-213. Motion docket and entries.
- § 9-5-215. Loose leaf docket.
- § 9-5-217. Execution docket and entries therein.
- § 9-5-241-9-5-253. Repealed.
- § 9-5-255. Family masters; appointment, qualifications, powers, and duties.
- § 9-7-1. Judges; election; holding of terms of court; term of office; residence.
- § 9-7-3. Circuit court districts and terms of court; number of judges; powers and duties of judges.
- § 9-7-5. First district; composition.
- § 9-7-7. First district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-9. Second district; composition.
- § 9-7-11. Second district; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-13. Third district; composition.
- § 9-7-14. Third district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-15. Fourth district; composition; divisions; local contributions for support of court.
- § 9-7-17. Fourth district; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-18. Repealed.
- § 9-7-19. Fifth district; composition.
- § 9-7-20. Fifth district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-21. Sixth district; composition; divisions; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-23. Seventh district; composition; divisions.
- § 9-7-25. Seventh district; number and election of judges; powers and duties of judges.
- § 9-7-27. Eighth district; composition.
- § 9-7-29. Ninth district; composition; divisions.
- § 9-7-30. Ninth district; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-31. Tenth district; composition.
- § 9-7-32. Tenth district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-33. Eleventh district; composition; divisions.
- § 9-7-34. Eleventh district; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-35. Twelfth district; composition.
- § 9-7-37. Thirteenth district; composition.
- § 9-7-39. Fourteenth district; composition; number of judges.
- § 9-7-41. Fifteenth district; composition.
- § 9-7-42. Fifteenth district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-43. Sixteenth district; composition.
- § 9-7-44. Sixteenth district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-45. Seventeenth district; composition; divisions.
- § 9-7-46. Seventeenth district; number and election of judges.
- § 9-7-47. Eighteenth district; composition.
- § 9-7-49. Nineteenth district; composition; local contributions for support of court.
- § 9-7-51. Nineteenth district; number and election of judges; divisions.
- § 9-7-53. Twentieth district; composition.
- § 9-7-54. Twentieth district; number of judges.
- § 9-7-55. Twenty-first district; composition.
- § 9-7-57. Twenty-second district; composition.
- § 9-7-81. Jurisdiction; general enumeration of subjects.
- § 9-7-83. Jurisdiction of cases transferred or remanded to it.
- § 9-7-85. Jurisdiction; suit for sum below.
- § 9-7-87. Special terms; jurisdiction; juries for.
- § 9-7-89. Motions against officers for money collected.
- § 9-7-91. Judgments and executions.
- § 9-7-93. Time may be allotted by court for civil and criminal business separately.
- § 9-7-95. Transfer for trial of cases filed in county courts in nineteenth district.
- § 9-7-121. Clerk; oath of office and bond.
- § 9-7-122. Training and continuing education requirements for circuit clerks; filing of certificate of compliance; penalty for failure to file; courses; expenses; continuing education credit for attendance at circuit court proceedings; compliance with Section 9-1-46.
- § 9-7-123. Appointment of deputy clerks; oath; bond.
- § 9-7-124. Appointment of temporary deputies to assist circuit clerk of county.
- § 9-7-125. Deputy circuit clerks; appointment and payment in certain counties.
- § 9-7-126. Additional remuneration to circuit court clerks for salaries of deputy circuit clerks.
- § 9-7-127. Final record to be made.
- § 9-7-128. Disposal and destruction of certain case files and loose records; electronic storage of certain files, records and documents.
- § 9-7-129. List of allowances against county treasury.
- § 9-7-131. Jury fee book.
- § 9-7-133. Jury tax imposed and how collected.
- § 9-7-135. Clerk to report list of cases subject to jury tax.
- § 9-7-137. Register of sureties on bonds to be kept.
- § 9-7-139. Recordation of pardons in county of conviction.
- § 9-7-141. Circuit court clerk’s office at Biloxi.
- § 9-7-171. General docket.
- § 9-7-173. Repealed.
- § 9-7-175. Criminal docket.
- § 9-7-177. Appearance docket.
- § 9-7-179. Subpoena docket.
- § 9-7-181. Execution docket.
- § 9-7-201. Repealed.
- § 9-9-1. Continuation and establishment in certain counties.
- § 9-9-3. Establishment by agreement between two or more counties; expenses of operating court to be prorated.
- § 9-9-5. County judge; qualifications, election, term of office, and filling of vacancies.
- § 9-9-7. Repealed.
- § 9-9-9. County judge; general restriction on practice of law.
- § 9-9-11. County judge; compensation and further restrictions.
- § 9-9-13. Municipalities may supplement salaries of county judicial officers surrendering right to practice law.
- § 9-9-14. Additional judge for Harrison County.
- § 9-9-15. Additional judges for Hinds County.
- § 9-9-16. Additional judge for Washington County.
- § 9-9-17. Additional judge for Jackson County.
- § 9-9-18. Additional county court judge for Rankin County.
- § 9-9-18. 1.
- § 9-9-18. 2.
- § 9-9-18. 3.
- § 9-9-18. 5.
- § 9-9-18. 6.
- § 9-9-19. Term of court fixed.
- § 9-9-21. Jurisdiction.
- § 9-9-23. Powers of county judge.
- § 9-9-25. Repealed.
- § 9-9-27. Transfer of cases; prosecution by affidavit.
- § 9-9-29. Court of record; duties of circuit clerk and sheriff; fees.
- § 9-9-31. Duties of prosecuting attorney.
- § 9-9-33. Repealed.
- § 9-9-35. Circuit judges authorized to assign cases and other court duties to county judges where dockets overcrowded.
- § 9-9-36. Chancellors authorized to assign cases and other court duties to county judges where dockets overcrowded.
- § 9-9-37. Certain counties may establish or abolish court.
- § 9-9-39. Effect of abolition of county court; pending matters transferred.
- § 9-9-41. Court may be abolished in certain counties.
- § 9-9-43. Legislative action or election required to abolish courts in certain counties.
- § 9-9-45. When other counties become eligible for establishment or abolition of court.
- § 9-11-1. Repealed.
- § 9-11-2. Determination of number of justice court judges in each county.
- § 9-11-3. Certification of successful completion of courses of training and continuing education and minimum competency examination conducted and administered by Mississippi Judicial College; exemption from competency examination.
- § 9-11-4. Basic and continuing education courses for justice court judges; minimum competency examination; exemption from competency examination; remedial courses; costs and expenses.
- § 9-11-5. Courtrooms; offices; insurance.
- § 9-11-7. Oath of office and bond.
- § 9-11-9. Civil jurisdiction; pecuniary interest in outcome of action.
- § 9-11-10. Civil jurisdiction; prepayment of costs as prerequisite; penalties.
- § 9-11-11. Uniform case record; certified copies of papers furnished to parties; destruction of closed files.
- § 9-11-13. Entry to identify docket.
- § 9-11-15. Regular terms of court; nonresident defendant; trial at reasonable time; court of record; power to punish for contempt; designation of at least one-half day per month as traffic court day; expunction of misdemeanor convictions.
- § 9-11-17. Repealed.
- § 9-11-18. Justice court clerk clearing account.
- § 9-11-19. Collection and report of fines and penalties.
- § 9-11-20. Service of process or writ outside of issuing county; sharing fees.
- § 9-11-21. Receipt itemizing costs, fees and other payments made to clerk of justice court.
- § 9-11-23. Remedy for money collected.
- § 9-11-25. Delivery of books, records and papers of justice court judge leaving office or dying to justice court clerk.
- § 9-11-27. Appointment of clerk; designation of powers; compliance with Section 9-1-46.
- § 9-11-29. Clerk’s certificate of completion of Justice Court Clerks Training Course; bond entered by clerk.
- § 9-11-31. Board of supervisors to appoint justice court or municipal court judge to serve for justice court judge who is unable to serve for thirty consecutive days.
- § 9-11-33. Correction of errors or mistakes in proceedings or records; setting aside proceedings or judgments for good cause.
- § 9-11-35. Justice Court Collections Payment Program; purpose; funding of program.
- § 9-13-1. Appointment of court reporter in circuit and chancery courts.
- § 9-13-3. Oath.
- § 9-13-5. Nature and term of office.
- § 9-13-7. Appointment and qualifications certified to other counties.
- § 9-13-9. Bond.
- § 9-13-11. Removal from office.
- § 9-13-13. Resignation or vacation of office.
- § 9-13-15. Court reporter pro tempore; effect of appointment upon compensation of regular reporter.
- § 9-13-17. Additional court reporters; compensation of regular reporter when assistant reporter alone is serving.
- § 9-13-19. Salary; annual report.
- § 9-13-21. Court reporter’s tax fee.
- § 9-13-23. Stationery furnished.
- § 9-13-25. Duties.
- § 9-13-27. Custody of exhibits.
- § 9-13-29. Withdrawal of exhibits.
- § 9-13-31. Trial; reporting the trial.
- § 9-13-32. Trial; attorney of record or interested entity may have proceeding recorded where official court reporter is not provided.
- § 9-13-33-9-13-41. Repealed.
- § 9-13-43. Transcript as prima facie correct; use as evidence.
- § 9-13-45. Penalty for wilful neglect of duty.
- § 9-13-61. Official county and family court reporter.
- § 9-13-62. Repealed.
- § 9-13-63. County court reporter fees as items of costs.
- § 9-13-101. Board of Certified Court Reporters; membership; terms of office.