Supreme Court of Mississippi

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The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest appellate court in the state, responsible for interpreting Mississippi law and overseeing the state’s judicial system.

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Mississippi Supreme Court 10
Supreme Court of Mississippi canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
state supreme court
appliesToJurisdiction State of Mississippi
building Gartin Justice Building
buildingLocatedIn downtown Jackson, Mississippi
compositionMethod elected justices
country United States
decisionsBindingOn all lower Mississippi state courts
dividesInto judicial districts for election of justices
establishedBy Mississippi Constitution
establishedIn 1817
governs Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure
Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure
Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure
handles death penalty appeals in Mississippi
disciplinary appeals for judges and lawyers
hasAuthority admission to the Mississippi Bar
appellate review of lower state courts
discipline of attorneys in Mississippi
rulemaking authority for Mississippi courts
hasChiefJudge Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
hasNumberOfPositions 9
hasPositionsFor justices
hasPrecedenceOver Mississippi Court of Appeals
hasTermLength 8-year terms for justices
hasWebsite https://courts.ms.gov
hearsCases civil appeals
constitutional questions under Mississippi law
criminal appeals
interprets Mississippi Constitution
Mississippi court rules
Mississippi statutes
jurisdiction Mississippi Constitution
Mississippi state law
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Jackson, Mississippi
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mississippi
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
officialName Supreme Court of Mississippi
oversees Mississippi Court of Appeals
Mississippi judiciary
trial courts of Mississippi
partOf Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi
publishes Mississippi Rules of Court
opinions of the court
sessionType continuous term
shortName Mississippi Supreme Court

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippi judicialBody Supreme Court of Mississippi
Supreme Court of Mississippi officialName Supreme Court of Mississippi
Supreme Court of Mississippi shortName Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Southern Reporter coversJurisdiction Mississippi Supreme Court
subject linked to: So.
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. originatingStateCourt Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
State of Mississippi judicialBody Supreme Court of Mississippi
Supreme Court chamber (former) hasOccupant Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi Constitution establishesBody Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi Constitution interpretedBy Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Government of Mississippi hasComponent Supreme Court of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi highestCourt Supreme Court of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi includesCourt Supreme Court of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi overseenBy Supreme Court of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi hasAppealTo Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi Rules of Court updatedBy Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi Court of Appeals higherCourt Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi Court of Appeals decisionsReviewableBy Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi
Gartin Justice Building occupant Mississippi Supreme Court
linked to: Supreme Court of Mississippi