Mississippi Circuit Courts are courts of law. They are the state’s general‑jurisdiction trial courts for felony criminal cases, major civil actions over a certain amount, and appeals from lower courts. There are 23 districts with a total of 57 judges. The judges of Mississippi's Circuit Courts are styled "Judge."
Elections Judges in Mississippi Circuit Courts are elected every four years in a nonpartisan election. Circuit Court judges are required to have five years of experience as a practicing attorney, to be at least 26 years old, to have lived in Mississippi for at least five years, and to live within the court's district.
Districts Mississippi Circuit Courts are divided into the following 23 districts.
District Number of Judges Counties covered 1st 4 Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo 2nd 4 Hancock, Harrison, Stone 3rd 3 Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union 4th 4 Leflore, Sunflower, Washington 5th 2 Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, Winston 6th 2 Adams, Amite, Franklin, Wilkinson 7th 4 Hinds 8th 2 Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott 9th 2 Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren 10th 2 Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Wayne 11th 3 Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica 12th 2 Forrest, Perry 13th 2 Covington, Jasper, Simpson, Smith 14th 2 Lincoln, Pike, Walthall 15th 3 Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River 16th 3 Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha 17th 2 Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha 18th Jones 19th 3 George, Greene, Jackson 20th 3 Madison, Rankin 21st Desoto 22nd Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo 23rd 2 Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson
See also Courts of Mississippi
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