2015 Mississippi Code
Title 9 - COURTS
Chapter 7 - CIRCUIT COURTS
JUDGES, DISTRICTS, AND TERMS OF COURT
§ 9-7-42 - Fifteenth district; number of judges
[Until January 1, 2016, this section shall read as follows:]
(1) There shall be two (2) judges for the Fifteenth Circuit Court District.
(2) For purposes of appointment and election, the two (2) judgeships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One" and "Place Two."
[From and after January 1, 2016, this section shall read as follows:]
(1) There shall be three (3) judges for the Fifteenth Circuit Court District.
(2) The three (3) judgeships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two," and "Place Three." The judge to fill Place One must be a resident of Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence or Marion County. The judge to fill Place Two may be a resident of any county in the district. The judge to fill Place Three must be a resident of Pearl River County.
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