9-7-14 - Third district; number of judges.
§ 9-7-14. Third district; number of judges.
(1) There shall be three (3) circuit judges for the Third Circuit Court District.
(2) For purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) judgeships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two" and "Place Three." The judge to fill "Place One" shall be a resident of Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette or Union Counties. The judge to fill "Place Two" shall be a resident of Benton, Marshall or Tippah County. The judge to fill "Place Three" shall be a resident of any county in the district.
Sources: Laws, 1975, ch. 474, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 44; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 10, eff Jan. 1, 2007.