Administrative Office of Courts
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Judges Mozingo, Williamson and Irving elected to Circuit Conference leadership May 4, 2022 Circuit Judge Tony Mozingo of Oak Grove was recently elected chair of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges. Circuit Judge Dal Williamson of Laurel was elected Conference vice-chair, and Circuit Judge Tomika Irving of Fayette was elected secretary-treasurer. 
Conference officers were elected by their colleagues on April 28 during the Spring Trial and Appellate Judges Conference in Biloxi. Conference officers make recommendations on issues affecting the courts. Judge Mozingo previously served as vice-chair and as secretary-treasurer of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges. He also was nominated by his Circuit Court colleagues and appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May 2021 to the Advisory Committee on Rules. Judge Mozingo has served as a Circuit Judge of the Fifteenth Circuit Court since January 2011. The district includes Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion and Pearl River counties. He previously served as Municipal Court Judge for the cities of Purvis and Lumberton. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi and earned a law degree from the Mississippi College School of Law. Judge Williamson has served as Jones County Circuit Judge since January 2015. Circuit Court judges across the state selected him as secretary-treasurer of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges in April 2021. He practiced law in Laurel and Jones County for 34 years before election to the bench. He is a past president of the Jones County Bar Association, and served as a Bar Commissioner of the Mississippi Bar. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He is a graduate of Jones County Junior College and Mississippi State University. Judge Irving has served as judge of the 22nd Circuit Court District since January 2019. The district includes Claiborne, Copiah and Jefferson counties. She previously served for 12 years as municipal judge for the town of Crosby, and for six years as Jefferson County Justice Court Judge. Her private law practice included family law, criminal defense and civil litigation in state and federal courts. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master of Arts degree in political science from Mississippi State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She has doctoral studies in Administration of Justice from USM, and teaching certification to teach 7th through 12th grade social studies and journalism. #### |
