9-7-46 - Seventeenth district; number and election of judges. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 9-7-46. Seventeenth district; number and election of judges.
 

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

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

(2)  For the purpose of appointment and election, the three (3) judgeships shall be separate and distinct, and one (1) judge shall be elected from Subdistrict 17-1 and two (2) judges shall be elected from Subdistrict 17-2. For purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) judgeships shall be separate and distinct. The two (2) judgeships in Subdistrict 17-2 shall be denominated as "Place One" and "Place Two," and the judgeship in Subdistrict 17-1 shall be denominated as "Place Three." 
 

[From and after January 1, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]

(1)  There shall be four (4) circuit judges for the Seventeenth Circuit Court District. 

(2)  For the purpose of appointment and election, the four (4)judge ships shall be separate and distinct, and one (1) judge shall be elected from Subdistrict 17-1, two (2) judges shall be elected from Subdistrict 17-2, and one (1) judge shall be elected from every county in the district. The two (2) judgeships in Subdistrict 17-2 shall be denominated as "Place One" and "Place Two," the judgeship in Subdistrict 17-1 shall be denominated as "Place Three," and the at-large judgeship shall be denominated as "Place Four." 
 

Sources: Laws,  1982, ch. 413; Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 55; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 67; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 16, eff Jan. 1, 2007.