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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 9 - Courts
Chapter 21 - Administrative Office of Courts
Creation and Duties of Administrative Office of Courts
§ 9-21-21. Judicial Advisory Study Committee

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 9-21-21 (2017)
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  • The Mississippi Judicial Advisory Study Committee is hereby created. It shall consist of twenty-one (21) voting and two (2) nonvoting members who are to be selected as follows:
    • (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi shall appoint three (3) members.
    • (b) The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall appoint one (1) member who shall be a member of the Court of Appeals.
    • (c) One (1) chancery judge shall be elected by the Conference of Chancery Judges, one (1) circuit judge shall be elected by the Conference of Circuit Judges, one (1) county court judge shall be elected by the Conference of County Court Judges, and one (1) justice court judge shall be elected by the Conference of Justice Court Judges.
    • (d) One (1) chancery clerk shall be elected by the Chancery Clerks Association, and one (1) circuit clerk shall be elected by the Circuit Clerks Association.
    • (e) The Governor shall appoint three (3) members who are not to be members of the Mississippi Bar.
    • (f) The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary En Banc Committee shall serve as legislative liaisons and nonvoting members.
    • (g) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint two (2) members, neither of whom is an attorney nor a member of the Legislature.
    • (h) The Speaker of the House shall appoint two (2) members, neither of whom is an attorney nor a member of the Legislature.
    • (i) The Presidents of the Mississippi Bar and the Magnolia Bar Association shall each appoint two (2) members, all of whom shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Mississippi.
  • Members shall be appointed for three-year terms. Appointments and vacancies on the study committee shall be filled by the respective selecting and appointing authorities.
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