Sharion Aycock
| Sharion Aycock | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Aberdeen, MS |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 10/22/2007 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Glen Davidson |
| Past post: | Mississippi First Judicial District, Judge |
| Past term: | 2003 - 2007 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1955 |
| Home State: | Tupelo, MS |
| Bachelors: | Mississippi State U., B.A., 1977 |
| Law School: | Mississippi College Law, J.D., 1980 |
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Sharion Aycock is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Early life and education
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Aycock graduated from Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi with her Bachelor's degree in 1977 and received her Juris Doctor degree from Mississippi College School of Law in 1980.[1]
Professional career
Aycock was a private practice attorney in the State of Mississippi from 1980 to 2003 before serving as a Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit Court for the District of Mississippi until 2007.[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Mississippi
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran, Aycock was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007 to a seat vacated by Glen Davidson as Davidson assumed senior status. Aycock was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 4, 2007 on a senate vote and received commission on October 22, 2007.[2]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Glen Davidson |
Northern District of Mississippi 2007–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Michael Mills • Sharion Aycock | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Allan Alexander • David Sanders • Jane Virden • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Lyonel Senter • Allen Pepper • Orma Rinehart Smith • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • Elijah Allen Cox • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lyonel Senter • Neal Biggers • Glen Davidson • William Colbert Keady • Claude Feemster Clayton • | ||
