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Stokes V. Robertson Jr. (1913 – July 19, 2006)Fall-Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine
(December 6, 2010), p. 53.
was a justice of the
Supreme Court of Mississippi The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the Supreme court, highest court in the state of Mississippi. It was established in 1818 per the terms of the first constitution of the state and was known as the High Court of Errors and Appeals from 1832 to 1 ...
from 1966 to 1982. Leslie Southwick
Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996
18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
Born in
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
, Robertson received his undergraduate degree from
Millsaps College Millsaps College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History The college was founded ...
in 1933. In 2003, retired "state Supreme Court Justice Stokes Robertson of Jackson, now 90" reflected on the history of rambunctious justices serving on the court."Jerry Mitchell, "History of high court justices in Miss. reveals tradition of impropriety", ''Clarion-Ledger'' (May 5, 2003), p. 1, 6. Stokes' nephew, Eugene Fair, was sworn in as a judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in January 2012, and wore one of Stokes' old robes following the ceremony."Court of Appeals Judge Fair takes oath", ''Columbian-Progress'' (January 12, 2012), p. 9.


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1913 births 2006 deaths Lawyers from Jackson, Mississippi Millsaps College alumni Justices of the Supreme Court of Mississippi {{Mississippi-state-judge-stub