JACKSON – A judicial watchdog agency says Chancellor Talmadge Littlejohn should be publicly reprimanded for jailing an attorney for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in his courtroom.
The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance on Tuesday said Littlejohn has admitted that he violated Oxford attorney Danny Lampley”s rights with his contempt of court order Oct. 6.
The Mississippi Supreme Court will have the final say on the punishment.
The commission says Littlejohn “has altered the manner” in which he conducts the pledge in his court, noting its recitation now is voluntary.
Littlejohn was recently was re-elected without opposition for another term in the 1st Chancery District, which includes Alcorn, Tishomingo, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Monroe and Union counties.
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