United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (S.D. Miss.)
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	June 18, 1838
Judges assigned	6
Chief judge	Henry Travillion Wingate
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (in case citations, S.D. Miss.) is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit with facilities in Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Vicksburg, and Jackson.

Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Mississippi are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is John Dowdy.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (Counties): Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Davis, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff, Jefferson, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
12	Chief Judge	Henry Travillion Wingate	Jackson	1947	1985–present	2003–present	—	Reagan
16	District Judge	Louis Guirola Jr.	Gulfport	1951	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
17	District Judge	Keith Starrett	Hattiesburg	1951	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
18	District Judge	Daniel Porter Jordan III	Jackson	1964	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
19	District Judge	Halil Suleyman Ozerden	Gulfport	1966	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
20	District Judge	Carlton W. Reeves	Jackson	1964	2010–Present	—	—	Obama
10	Senior District Judge	William Henry Barbour, Jr.	Jackson	1941	1983–2006	1989–1996	2006–present	Reagan
11	Senior District Judge	Tom Stewart Lee	Jackson	1941	1984–2006	1996–2003	2006–present	Reagan
13	Senior District Judge	Walter J. Gex III	Gulfport	1939	1986–2004	(none)	2004–present	Reagan
15	Senior District Judge	David C. Bramlette	Natchez	1939	1991–2006	(none)	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Adams, GeorgeGeorge Adams	MS	1784–1844	1838	(none)	(none)	Jackson, Jackson	resignation
2	Gholson, Samuel J.Samuel J. Gholson	MS	1808–1883	1839–1861	(none)	(none)	Van Buren, Van Buren	resignation
3	Hill, Robert AndrewsRobert Andrews Hill	MS	1811–1900	1866–1891	(none)	(none)	Johnson, A.A. Johnson	retirement
4	Niles, Henry ClayHenry Clay Niles	MS	1850–1918	1891–1918	(none)	(none)	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	death
5	Holmes, Edwin R.Edwin R. Holmes	MS	1878–1961	1918–1936	(none)	(none)	Wilson, Wilson	appointment to 5th Cir.
6	Mize, Sidney CarrSidney Carr Mize	MS	1888–1965	1937–1965	1961–1962	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
7	Cox, William HaroldWilliam Harold Cox	MS	1901–1988	1961–1982	1962–1971	1982–1988	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
8	Russell Jr., Dan MonroeDan Monroe Russell Jr.	MS	1913–2011	1965–1983	1971–1982	1983–2011	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
9	Nixon Jr., Walter LouisWalter Louis Nixon Jr.	MS	1928–present	1968–1989	1982–1989	(none)	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	impeachment and conviction
14	Pickering, Charles W.Charles W. Pickering	MS	1937–present	1990–2004	(none)	(none)	Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush	appointment to 5th Cir.

See also

• Courts of Mississippi
• List of United States federal courthouses in Mississippi

External links

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi