Chancery Court Judge District 11, Place 2
Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. Land records are filed in Chancery Court.Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over juvenile matters in counties which have no County Court. The chancellor may appoint a lawyer in private practice to sit as a youth court referee to hear juvenile matters such as delinquency, abuse and neglect.Trials are typically heard by a chancellor without a jury, although state law allows parties to request a jury in Chancery Court.There are 20 Chancery Court districts and 52 Chancery Court judges. The number of chancery judges per district ranges from one to four. Chancery Court judges are selected in non-partisan elections to serve four-year terms.
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Cynthia Lee Brewer
(NP)
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Rhonda Cecilia Cooper
(NP)
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Qualifications & Education
Juris Doctor, University of Alabama School of Law and Licensed Attorney in State of Mississippi, 1988
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Facebook: Rhonda C. Cooper for Chancery Judge
I look forward as the Chancery Judge of District 11, Subdistrict 2 to reinstituting appropriate case management and timely case resolution as demonstrated by Chancellors Ed Cortright and Billy Bridges before whom I appeared before as a young lawyer in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. These Chancellors approached each client matter as though time and resources, although essential, were also often limited for the citizens in their Courtrooms. I accepted and appreciated that matters did not have to become unduly burdensome and costly and could in fact be resolved timely and fairly for the benefit of all parties and counsel.
The electoral process is simply the process by which I am able to serve the citizens who appear before the Chancery Court. However, the judiciary is nonpartisan, and I will balance the independence of the role with that of being elected by following the mandates of the state constitution, the rules of the judiciary, and all applicable rules of law as they relate to the matters before the Court. I also know right from wrong, and I will not engage in any activities that will compromise the judiciary, my place therein, or the moral compass that has guided me throughout my legal career.
I have spent my entire legal career of 38 years serving and advocating for individuals, families, and other community members before the Chancery Courts of Mississippi in the various matters over which the Court has jurisdiction. Thus, I am intimately aware of and familiar with what is at stake when these citizens seek redress from the Chancery Court which is a Court of equity. The endless hours of service in the "trench" with clients qualifies me for service on the "bench" from where I will serve responsibly with competence and compassion.
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