In 2003, retired "state Supreme Court Justice Stokes Robertson of Jackson, now 90" reflected on the history of rambunctious justices serving on the court.[3]
Stokes' nephew, Eugene Fair, was sworn in as a judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in January 2012, and wore one of Stokes' old robes following the ceremony.[4]
References
^ abFall-Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine (December 6, 2010), p. 53.
^Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
^"Jerry Mitchell, "History of high court justices in Miss. reveals tradition of impropriety", Clarion-Ledger (May 5, 2003), p. 1, 6.
^"Court of Appeals Judge Fair takes oath", Columbian-Progress (January 12, 2012), p. 9.
stokes, robertson, stokes, robertson, 1913, july, 2006, justice, supreme, court, mississippi, from, 1966, 1982, born, jackson, mississippi, robertson, received, undergraduate, degree, from, millsaps, college, 1933, 2003, retired, state, supreme, court, justice. Stokes V Robertson Jr 1913 July 19 2006 1 was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1966 to 1982 2 Born in Jackson Mississippi Robertson received his undergraduate degree from Millsaps College in 1933 1 In 2003 retired state Supreme Court Justice Stokes Robertson of Jackson now 90 reflected on the history of rambunctious justices serving on the court 3 Stokes nephew Eugene Fair was sworn in as a judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in January 2012 and wore one of Stokes old robes following the ceremony 4 References Edit a b Fall Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine December 6 2010 p 53 Leslie Southwick Mississippi Supreme Court Elections A Historical Perspective 1916 1996 18 Miss C L Rev 115 1997 1998 Jerry Mitchell History of high court justices in Miss reveals tradition of impropriety Clarion Ledger May 5 2003 p 1 6 Court of Appeals Judge Fair takes oath Columbian Progress January 12 2012 p 9 Political officesPreceded byPercy Mercer Lee Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi1966 1982 Succeeded byDan M Lee This biography of a state judge in Mississippi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stokes Robertson Jr amp oldid 1170046546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
