Mississippi judicial news
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Barbour appoints first black judge of his tenure
Mississippi: Malcolm O. Harrison is a judge for the Seventh Judicial District. He was appointed by Republican Haley Barbour to replace Judge Bobby DeLaughter, who pled guilty to bribery charges in 2009. Harrison is the first black judge that Barbour has appointed. His term began on November 2, 2009, and he must run for election in 2010 if he wishes to retain the seat.
According to a Barbour spokesman, "He was chosen for the judgeship based on his qualifications". [1]
Hattiesburg ward case appealed to Fifth Circuit
Mississippi: Federal judge Keith Starrett's 2008 ruling in a case regarding the drawing of voting district lines is being appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Arguments will be heard on August 3, 2009 on whether the counting of university students in Hattiesburg's population diluted minority participation on the city council. Starrett ruled that the "plaintiffs did not show that Hattiesburg's new wards violate the one-person, one-vote principle. Starrett said it would impossible to draw three majority-Black city wards without excluding the students."
Plaintiffs contend that the city violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by including dormitory students in population calculations used to draw the city's wards. [1]
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