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In 1905 it was revived again; its first President was G.D. Shands. During the Great Depression, membership dwindled amid public skepticism about lawyer ethics. In response, the leading Mississippi lawyers successfully urged the passage of the state's Unified Bar Act in 1932, leading to the present-day mandatory Bar.
Faye Peterson: [37] First African American female to serve as the District Attorney for Hinds County, Mississippi; Michele Purvis Harris (1987): [34] First female (and African American female) to serve as the Chief City Prosecutor for the City of Jackson, Mississippi (1994) and the Public Defender for Hinds County, Mississippi (2012)
This is a list of the first minority male lawyers and judges in Mississippi, United States. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Graves began his legal career as a staff attorney at Central Mississippi Legal Services in 1980. [3] He then worked in the private practice of law for three years, before returning to public service work. Graves served as legal counsel for both the health law division and the human services division of the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.
United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Mississippi (7 P) Pages in category "Mississippi lawyers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 272 total.
Scott G. Stewart is an American lawyer serving as the solicitor general for the state of Mississippi since 2021. He is widely known for arguing and winning in the landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization before the U.S. Supreme Court .
Richard F. "Dickie" Scruggs (born May 17, 1946) is an American former naval aviator and disbarred trial lawyer. He is the brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Scruggs first came to the public eye after successfully suing the asbestos industry on behalf of ill shipyard workers. He later represented the state of ...
The law school was founded in 1930 as the Jackson School of Law. In 1975, the law school was acquired by Mississippi College. In 1980, MC Law gained full ABA accreditation. [7] MC Law is one of two law schools in the state of Mississippi, and the only law school in the capital, Jackson.