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Funeral held for former Judge William Myers

Retired Judge William Harbin Myers, who served on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and was the Gulf Coast chancery judge who oversaw Mississippi’s landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry, died Thursday, Feb. 7.

Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 11, in Ocean Springs. Myers was 71.

Mississippi Court of Appeals Chief Judge L. Joseph Lee said Friday, “I am honored to have served with Judge Myers during his entire tenure on the court.  He was always pleasant, kind hearted and genuinely cared for all,  and was well loved by everyone on the court.” […]

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Judge Ceola James sworn in

Court of Appeals Judge Ceola James of Vicksburg took the oath of office as a Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Monday, Jan. 7.

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. administered the oath at the Gartin Justice Building in Jackson.
           
James was elected to a four-year term in a special election in November 2012. She was elected from Court of Appeals District 2, Place 2. […]