Administrative Office of Courts
Chancery, Circuit conferences elect officers The Conference of Chancery Judges and the Conference of Circuit Judges elected new officers April 28 during the Trial and Appellate Judges Conference in Jackson. Chancery Judge Jaye A. Bradley of Lucedale was elected chair of the Conference of Chancery Judges. Judge Bradley previously served as vice-chair and secretary of the conference. Chancery Judge Cynthia Brewer of Madison County was elected vice-chair of the conference. Chancery Judge Eugene L. Fair Jr. of Hattiesburg was elected secretary of the conference. Chancery Judge Lawrence Primeaux of Meridian was elected as the Chancery Conference representative on the Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules. Circuit Judge James T. Kitchens Jr. of Caledonia was elected chair of the Conference of Circuit Judges. Judge Kitchens previously served as vice-chair and secretary of the conference. Circuit Judge Robert Chamberlin of Hernando was elected vice-chair of the conference. Circuit Judge Charles Webster of Clarksdale was elected secretary-treasurer of the conference. Circuit Judge Forrest Johnson of Natchez was elected as the Circuit Conference representative on the Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules. Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Ann H. Lamar of Senatobia was elected chair of the Board of Governors of the Mississippi Judicial College. She replaces retired Chancery Judge Sebe Dale of Columbia, who served for 18 years as chair of the Board of Governors. The Mississippi Judicial College is responsible for continuing education of judges, court administrators, court clerks and court reporters. The Board of Governors makes recommendations regarding the curriculum. Judicial conferences meet in April and October for continuing education training, and periodically during other times of the year to discuss legal and judicial issues which arise in their courts. They make recommendations on issues affecting their courts. #### |
