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Mississippi Chancery Courts are courts of equity. They also have jurisdiction over
Mississippi Chancery Courts are courts of equity. They also have jurisdiction over family law
Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.
Overview
Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include:
* Marriage ...
, sanity hearings, wills, and constitutional law
Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in fe ...
. In counties with no County Court, they have jurisdiction over juveniles. Typically, trials are heard without a jury, but juries are permitted. There are 20 districts.
Elections
Judges in Mississippi Chancery Courts are elected every four years in anonpartisan election
Nonpartisan democracy (also no-party democracy) is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties. Sometimes electioneering and even speakin ...
. 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 Chancery Courts are divided into the following 20 districts.See also
* Courts of Mississippi *''The Summons
A summons is a legal document issued by a court.
The Summons may also refer to:
* ''The Summons'' (Mason novel), a 1920 novel by A. E. W. Mason
* ''The Summons'' (Grisham novel), a 2002 novel by John Grisham
* "The Summons" (hymn), a Christian hym ...
'', a novel about a Chancery Court judge
References
External links
* Mississippi state courts Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing {{US-law-stub