MS Supreme Court Upholds Judge Suspension
Mississippi’s Supreme Court has denied a motion to rehear a complaint that resulted in a 270-day suspension for a state judge.
Alcorn County Justice Court Judge Jimmy McGee was suspended after being accused of encouraging vigilante justice by saying a case should have been handled “down on the farm” instead of in court.
The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance had accused McGee of making the statement in another judge’s court while interfering in a case in which his relative was a crime victim.
The Daily Corinthian reports that the state Supreme Court denied the rehearing in a decision made public Thursday.
