Mississippi § 9-1-5 - Extension into term in other county of same district.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-1-5 — Extension into term in other county of same district., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-1-5. Extension into term in other county of same district.
In order to utilize the services of a judge temporarily assigned to chancery or circuit court in a county, the chancery or circuit court judge is authorized to extend a term of his court in one (1) county in a district, even if it overlaps into a term of that court in another county in the same district, so long as the term of court in the county into which the extension runs shall not be pretermitted. The Nineteenth Chancery Court District and the Eighteenth Circuit Court District are hereby excepted from the provisions of this section. The word “county” wherever used herein shall be construed to mean “judicial district” in counties having two (2) judicial districts.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-1-5 cover?
Section 9-1-5 ("Extension into term in other county of same district.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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