Chancery Court Judge District 11, Place 3
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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David graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in accounting in 1985. After two years, he graduated from Baylor Law School in 1987, having completed Baylor Law’s renowned Practice Court program. David is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He served as the editor of the Family Law Section Report of the Mississippi Bar, as the chair of the Mississippi Bar Family Law Section in 2010–2011 and again in 2020–2021, and he served for many years on its Executive Committee. David has organized the Section’s annual seminar for Family Law attorneys since 2011. He is a name partner in Roberts, Bridges & Boydston, PLLC, which specializes in high-complexity chancery court matters. David is a frequent lecturer to attorneys and judges on family law topics.
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Every case deserves to be heard fairly and decided based on the law and the facts. No party walks into a courtroom expecting favoritism. They deserve a judge who listens carefully, applies the law evenly, and makes thoughtful decisions. Twenty-five years of focused family law practice means understanding the human stakes of every docket entry. From custody to guardianship, that experience translates directly into faster, fairer, more confident decisions on the bench.
The bench demands the highest standards of ethics and demeanor. A career built on professionalism — toward clients, opposing counsel, and the court — is the best preparation for the responsibilities of a Chancery Court Judge.
David has practiced family law for more than 25 years as a partner at Roberts, Bridges & Boydston. Unlike attorneys whose practice is divided across many areas, his career has focused on the exact matters that come before Chancery Court — giving him deep, practical experience with the issues families face.
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