Court of Appeals to convene at Mississippi State University on November 13

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November 12, 2025

The Mississippi Court of Appeals will convene on the campus of Mississippi State University on Nov. 13 to hear appeals in two cases. Oral arguments will begin at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Mill Conference Center, Ballroom M, 600 Russell Street in Starkville.

Cases to be heard are In Re: Order of Direct Criminal Contempt for Assistant District Attorney Andrew Willcutt, scheduled for 11 a.m., and Haman Construction, LLC v. Marshall County Board of Supervisors, scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

The Court of Appeals’ Court on the Road program schedules oral arguments on college campuses and occasionally at other locations as a teaching tool to give students and the public opportunities to watch proceedings in cases on appeal. Court on the Road offers a unique learning experience for students with an inter-est in law, government, journalism and a variety of other fields. The public may attend to gain a better under-standing of appellate court proceedings. Judges will answer questions from students after the oral arguments, but will not talk about the case heard on appeal.

A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments. Each proceeding is expected to last approximately an hour, with lawyers on each side having 30 minutes to present their arguments. Spectators should be seated in the courtroom 15 minutes before each proceeding is scheduled to begin.

Court documents filed in the cases on appeal are available on the Mississippi Judiciary website.

Here is a link to the case docket in In Re: Order of Direct Criminal Contempt for Assistant District Attorney Andrew Willcutt: https://courts.ms.gov/index.php?cn=98600#dispArea. Here is a link to the Appellant’s brief on behalf of Andrew Willcutt: https://courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/docket/sendPDF.php?f=300_716141.pdf&c=98600&a=N&s=2. Here is a link to the Attorney General’s brief: https://courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/docket/sendPDF.php?f=web0001..2024-KA-1142.114692.0.pdf&c=98600&a=N&s=2.

Here is a link to the case docket in Haman Construction, LLC v. Marshall County Board of Supervisors : https://courts.ms.gov/index.php?cn=99269#dispArea. Here is a link to the Appellant’s brief on behalf of Haman Construction, LLC: https://courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/docket/sendPDF.php?f=web0001..2025-CA-340.112978.0.pdf&c=99269&a=N&s=2. Here is a link to the Appellee’s brief on behalf of the Marshall County Board of Supervisors: https://courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/docket/sendPDF.php?f=web0001..2025-CA-340.114068.0.pdf&c=99269&a=N&s=2.

Any media organization which may wish to photograph or videotape the oral arguments must file a Camera Coverage Notice at least 48 hours before the start of proceedings. Camera Coverage Notices should be directed to Clerk of the Courts Jeremy Whitmire, e-mail jwhitmire@courts.ms.gov, and to Assistant Court Administrator Camille Evans, e-mail cevans@courts.ms.gov. The Camera Coverage Notice form is at this link: https://courts.ms.gov/news/forms/camnotice.pdf.

Media photographers and videographers, including student journalists, must be familiar with and fol-low the Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings. The camera coverage rules are available at https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf.

The oral arguments will not be broadcast via the court’s Internet website, since the Court of Appeals is convening in special session away from its camera-equipped courtroom.

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