Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County is one of 82 counties in Mississippi. The county is served by several courts. The 10th Chancery District has jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws.

Lamar County also contains a Justice Court, which handles small claims, misdemeanors, and "any traffic offense that occurs outside a municipality". The 15th Circuit District Court hears "felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits."

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has jurisdiction in Lamar County. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

• Judges
• Elections

Lamar County, Mississippi

Chancery Court

Mississippi 10th Chancery District

• Dawn H. Beam
• Ronald Doleac
• Deborah J. Gambrell
• Johnny Lee Williams

Justice Court

Lamar County Justice Court, Mississippi

• Bill Anderson
• Carol Ann Estes Bustin
• John F. Kavanaugh

Circuit Court

Mississippi Fifteenth Judicial District

• Anthony A. Mozingo
• Prentiss Harrell

Former judges

• R.I. Prichard

Municipal Court

Lumberton municipal court, Mississippi

• Larry McPhail

Purvis municipal court, Mississippi

• William Gamble III

Sumrall municipal court, Mississippi

• W. J. Gamble

2012 election

For statewide judicial elections, see: Mississippi judicial elections, 2012

10th Chancery District

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Election Vote
DoleacRonald Doleac   A	Yes		A

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