Mississippi § 9-9-9 - County judge; general restriction on practice of law.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-9-9 — County judge; general restriction on practice of law., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-9-9. County judge; general restriction on practice of law.
The county judge shall not practice law in any of the courts of the county wherein he holds court, but this prohibition shall not prohibit the judges of the county courts from practicing in any of the courts so far as to enable them to bring to a conclusion cases actually pending when they were appointed or elected, in which such county judges were then employed as provided in Section 9-1-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, for judges of the circuit court and chancellors.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-9-9 cover?
Section 9-9-9 ("County judge; general restriction on practice of law.") 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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