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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

22 judges have served since Jun 18, 1838. Now: Taylor Brantley McNeel RKristi Haskins Johnson RCarlton Wayne Reeves DHalil Suleyman Ozerden RDaniel Porter Jordan, III RHenry Travillion Wingate R.

Judges
22
13 R · 8 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
41 years
Henry Travillion Wingate
Current
5.8 years
Taylor Brantley McNeel, since Dec 14, 2020
history/court/district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-mississippiEvery holder, newest first
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020George Adams · 1838-06-18 – 1838-09-30 · None (reassignment)Samuel Jameson Gholson · 1839-02-13 – 1861-01-10 · DemocratRobert Andrews Hill · 1866-05-01 – 1891-08-01 · DemocratHenry Clay Niles · 1892-01-11 – 1918-09-26 · RepublicanEdwin Ruthven Holmes · 1918-10-24 – 1936-04-06 · DemocratSidney Carr Mize · 1937-02-03 – 1965-04-26 · DemocratDan Monroe Russell, Jr. · 1965-10-02 – 1983-10-25 · DemocratTom Stewart Lee · 1984-06-11 – 2006-04-08 · RepublicanDaniel Porter Jordan, III · 2006-08-07 – present · RepublicanWilliam Harold Cox · 1961-06-30 – 1982-10-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry Barbour, Jr. · 1983-04-25 – 2006-02-04 · RepublicanHalil Suleyman Ozerden · 2007-05-01 – present · RepublicanWalter Louis Nixon, Jr. · 1968-06-07 – 1989-11-03 · DemocratCharles Willis Pickering, Sr. · 1990-10-01 – 2004-01-16 · RepublicanLouis Guirola, Jr. · 2004-03-22 – 2018-03-23 · RepublicanKristi Haskins Johnson · 2020-12-01 – present · RepublicanHenry Travillion Wingate · 1985-10-17 – present · RepublicanWalter J. Gex, III · 1986-02-26 – 2004-03-24 · RepublicanKeith Starrett · 2004-12-13 – 2019-04-30 · RepublicanTaylor Brantley McNeel · 2020-12-14 – present · RepublicanDavid C. Bramlette · 1991-11-25 – 2006-03-20 · RepublicanCarlton Wayne Reeves · 2010-12-20 – present · Democrat
Taylor Brantley McNeel R
Dec 14, 2020 – present · 5.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–39
Kristi Haskins Johnson R
Dec 1, 2020 – present · 5.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–43
Carlton Wayne Reeves D
Dec 20, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Halil Suleyman Ozerden R
May 1, 2007 – present · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 95–0
Daniel Porter Jordan, III R
Aug 7, 2006 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Keith Starrett R
Dec 13, 2004 – Apr 30, 2019 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Apr 30, 2019
Louis Guirola, Jr. R
Mar 22, 2004 – Mar 23, 2018 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 23, 2018 · confirmed 92–0
David C. Bramlette R
Nov 25, 1991 – Mar 20, 2006 · 14 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 20, 2006
Charles Willis Pickering, Sr. R
Oct 1, 1990 – Jan 16, 2004 · 13 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Walter J. Gex, III R
Feb 26, 1986 – Mar 24, 2004 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 24, 2004
Henry Travillion Wingate R
Oct 17, 1985 – present · 41 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Tom Stewart Lee R
Jun 11, 1984 – Apr 8, 2006 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 8, 2006
William Henry Barbour, Jr. R
Apr 25, 1983 – Feb 4, 2006 · 23 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Feb 4, 2006
Walter Louis Nixon, Jr. D
Jun 7, 1968 – Nov 3, 1989 · 21 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. D
Oct 2, 1965 – Oct 25, 1983 · 18 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Oct 25, 1983
William Harold Cox D
Jun 30, 1961 – Oct 4, 1982 · 21 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Oct 4, 1982
Sidney Carr Mize D
Feb 3, 1937 – Apr 26, 1965 · 28 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edwin Ruthven Holmes D
Oct 24, 1918 – Apr 6, 1936 · 17 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Henry Clay Niles R
Jan 11, 1892 – Sep 26, 1918 · 27 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Robert Andrews Hill D
May 1, 1866 – Aug 1, 1891 · 25 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson
Samuel Jameson Gholson D
Feb 13, 1839 – Jan 10, 1861 · 22 years · appointed by Martin Van Buren
George Adams N(
Jun 18, 1838 – Sep 30, 1838 · 3 months · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.