State supreme courts / Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
9 justices, chosen by nonpartisan election.
- Chosen by
- Nonpartisan election
- Justices
- 9
- Term
- 8 years
- Retirement age
- Not confirmed
- Next election
- Not confirmed
Court facts checked November 4, 2026; election dates checked November 4, 2026.
Justices
| Justice | Role | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Michael K. Randolph | Chief justice | District 2, Place 3 |
| Leslie D. King | Presiding justice | District 1, Place 2 |
| Josiah D. Coleman | Presiding justice | District 3, Place 3 |
| David M. Ishee | Associate justice | District 2, Place 1 |
| T. Kenneth Griffis | Associate justice | District 1, Place 1 |
| David P. Sullivan | Associate justice | District 2, Place 2 |
| Jenifer B. Branning | Associate justice | District 1, Place 3 |
| Celeste Embrey Wilson | Associate justice | District 3, Place 1 |
| Amanda Jones Tollison | Associate justice | District 3, Place 2 |
Court facts checked November 4, 2026.
Results 2016-2024
2024
SUPREME COURT, 001 (CENTRAL), POSITION 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENIFER B BRANNING | Nonpartisan | 147,892 | 42.2% |
| JIM KITCHENS | Nonpartisan | 119,940 | 34.2% |
| CEOLA JAMES | Nonpartisan | 38,049 | 10.9% |
| BYRON CARTER | Nonpartisan | 25,926 | 7.4% |
| ABBY GALE ROBINSON | Nonpartisan | 18,475 | 5.3% |
SUPREME COURT, 002 (SOUTHERN), POSITION 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID P SULLIVAN | Nonpartisan | 190,882 | 55.2% |
| DAWN H BEAM | Nonpartisan | 154,765 | 44.8% |
SUPREME COURT, 003 (NORTHERN), POSITION 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT P "BOBBY" CHAMBERLIN | Nonpartisan | 341,894 | 100.0% |
One candidate.
SUPREME COURT, 003 (NORTHERN), POSITION 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIMMY MAXWELL | Nonpartisan | 339,410 | 100.0% |
One candidate.
2018
Not shown
- SUPREME COURT: rows in under half of the state's counties: likely a county-only fragment or label.
2016
CENTRAL DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| jim kitchens | Nonpartisan | 197,407 | 53.9% |
| kenny griffis | Nonpartisan | 168,567 | 46.1% |
NORTHERN DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| jimmy maxwell | Nonpartisan | 296,384 | 46.0% |
| bobby chamberlin | Nonpartisan | 107,713 | 16.7% |
| john brady | Nonpartisan | 101,290 | 15.7% |
| james t. (jim) kitchens jr. | Nonpartisan | 87,518 | 13.6% |
| steve crampton | Nonpartisan | 51,903 | 8.0% |
SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| dawn h beam | Nonpartisan | 228,248 | 66.2% |
| michael t shareef | Nonpartisan | 112,940 | 32.7% |
| davin h beam | Nonpartisan | 3,846 | 1.1% |
No contests in the data for 2022, 2020.
November general elections only.
MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.
Mississippi overview: statewide officials, legislature and elections
Sources
- Mississippi Judiciary, Supreme Court page
- Mississippi Judiciary, Supreme Court Justices
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab, precinct returns 2018-2024. CC0 1.0. GitHub
- MIT Election Data and Science Lab, precinct returns 2016. MIT License. GitHub