United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi


The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is a federal court in the Fifth Circuit with facilities in Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Natchez, Meridian, and Jackson.
Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Mississippi are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. D. Michael Hurst Jr. was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 3, 2017.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction : Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo.

Current judges


Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
5Louis Guirola Jr.Senior statusMarch 23, 2018Taylor B. McNeelJuly 2, 2020
3Keith StarrettSenior statusApril 30, 2019Kristi Haskins JohnsonMay 4, 2020

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

Footnotes