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Mississippi State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Mississippi Welcome to Mississippi on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Mississippi judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi Court of Appeals, the Mississippi circuit courts, the Mississippi Chancery Court, the Mississippi county courts, the Mississippi justice courts, the Mississippi youth courts and the Mississippi municipal courts. The federal court system is made up of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. These federal courts are part of the Fifth Circuit. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Mississippi Mississippi Supreme Court Appellate Mississippi Court of Appeals Trial Mississippi Circuit Courts Mississippi Chancery Court Mississippi County Courts Mississippi Justice Courts Mississippi Municipal Courts Mississippi Youth Courts State court projects involving Mississippi Mississippi Constitution Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance Judicial interest organizations Mississippi counties There are 82 counties in Mississippi. Mississippi counties are served by a variety of courts: Circuit Courts, Chancery Courts, County Courts, Justice Courts, Youth Courts and Municipal Courts.     To see a list of counties in Mississippi, please see - Mississippi counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Mississippi Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Mississippi United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Mississippi Federal court projects involving Mississippi Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Mississippi law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Mississippi judicial elections, 2012 Mississippi judicial elections Judges in Mississippi are selected in non-partisan elections. There are no judicial primaries, but if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the general election, a runoff election is held. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Selection Judicial selection in Mississippi Mississippi Supreme Court Mississippi Court of Appeals Mississippi Circuit Court Mississippi Chancery Court Mississippi County Court Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 8 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 4 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 4 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 4 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. 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