Incumbent Coleman heads back to bench
Lee Coleman has been re-elected to a second term in office as Circuit Court Judge.
Coleman, Montgomery face off for Circuit Court Judge
When voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will have two options when it comes to Circuit Court judge.
Tax liens on judicial candidate exceed $550K
The Internal Revenue Service has placed liens totaling more than half a million dollars against a local candidate running for Circuit Court judge, according to Lowndes County courthouse documents.
Madison judge accused of racial slur
A Madison County Justice Court judge faces accusations that he struck a mentally disabled man and used racial slurs while working as a security guard at an event in Canton.
Reid: Senate will OK judge who wrote drone memos
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is predicting victory as senators near a vote on one of President Barack Obama’s most contentious picks for a federal judgeship, a former administration official who authored secret documents justifying the use of drones to kill an American overseas.
Judge: Va. same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
In a federal court ruling echoing decisions reached elsewhere in the U.S., Virginia on Thursday became the first state in the South to overturn a voter-approved prohibition of same-sex marriage.
Hospital considers judge’s order on pregnant woman
Hospital executives in North Texas were conferring Saturday with the district attorney’s office to determine their next step following a judge’s ruling that they must disconnect life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman, according to a hospital official.
Judge dismisses Katrina flooding lawsuits
Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans area are over.
Judge rules NSA phone surveillance legal
The heated debate over the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records fell squarely into the courts Friday, when a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the program and cited its need in the fight against terrorism just days after another federal judge concluded it was likely not constitutional.
Our view: Fair and impartial? Clinkscales must go
In her role as municipal court judge for the City of Columbus, Nicole Clinkscales is expected to perform her duties without bias or prejudice. By either word or conduct, she should not display bias or prejudice on the basis of race or any number of public issues.
This is not a mere expectation or a standard to strive for. It is an absolute requirement.
Judge’s Facebook posts may violate judicial code
A look at Columbus Municipal Court Judge Nicole Clinkscales’ Facebook page portrays someone who sees herself as a part of a city power struggle, often using references to race to define competing factions.
Brown confirmed as judge
JACKSON — The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Jackson attorney Debra Brown for a federal judgeship in north Mississippi, and she will become the first
Our View: Clinkscales’ Facebook comments inexcusable
Nicole Clinkscales has an active interest in the Columbus schools. She is a PTA leader and the sister of Columbus Municipal School District board member Angela Verdell. She regularly attends at CMSD board meetings and frequently speaks at those meetings.
There is nothing wrong with any of that.
But on Oct. 24, Clinkscales turned to her Facebook page to attack CMSD Board Member Aubra Turner, inferring that Turner, who like Clinkscales is black, is an Uncle Tom. Later, engaging with a commenter, she referenced abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s quote about a mindset that kept blacks mentally enslaved. Tubman’s comment, which Clinkscales quoted, compared such thinking to a snake that should be killed.
Public figures are often the object of bitter criticism, of course, but what makes this incident different is one specific detail: Clinkscales is a municipal judge in Columbus.
And that makes a huge difference.
Judge attacks school board member on Facebook
A Columbus Municipal Judge took to her Facebook page to portray a member of the Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees as an Uncle Tom.
Screen shots from Judge Nicole Clinkscales’ Facebook page reveal comments suggesting that Columbus Municipal School Board member Aubra Turner was guilty of “tom” foolery.
Judge blocks Gov. Bryant in insurance dispute
A federal judge Monday blocked Gov. Phil Bryant from compelling Mississippi’s largest health insurer to resume paying its in-network rate to a chain of 10 hospitals.
U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate read a temporary restraining order from the bench saying Bryant didn’t provide enough proof to justify an executive order he issued last week.
Judge blocks part of Miss. campaign finance law
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood says he might appeal a federal judge’s ruling that part of Mississippi’s campaign finance law creates an unconstitutional burden
Aberdeen city judge reprimanded, fined for argument
JACKSON — An Aberdeen city judge will be publicly reprimanded and fined $1,000 for getting into an argument with a probation officer outside his courtroom
Federal judge critical of Miss. tort caps
JACKSON — A federal judge has upheld Mississippi’s limits on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. The ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed
Former West Point judge arrested
A former West Point Municipal Judge was arrested in Monroe County on Thursday and charged with breaking and entering of a dwelling.
Judge temporarily blocks abortion law
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Mississippi law that could shut down the only abortion clinic in the state.
U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan in Jackson issued a temporary restraining order the day the new law took effect.
He set a July 11 hearing to determine whether to block the law for a longer time.