9-7-44 - Sixteenth district; number of judges. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 9-7-44. Sixteenth district; number of judges.
 

[Until January 1, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]
 

(1)  There shall be two (2) judges for the Sixteenth 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, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]

(1)  There shall be three (3) judges for the Sixteenth Circuit Court District. 

(2)  For purposes of appointment and election, 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 shall be a resident of Lowndes County. The judge to fill Place Two shall be a resident of Oktibbeha County. The judge to fill Place Three shall be a resident of either Clay or Noxubee County. Election of the three (3) offices of judge shall be by election to be held in every county within the Sixteenth Circuit Court District. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1975, ch. 344; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 65; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 15, eff Jan. 1, 2007.