House Bill 412

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT JUDGES IN THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 9-7-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

9-7-25. (1) There shall be * * *~~four (4)~~ five (5) circuit judges for the Seventh Circuit Court District. One (1) judge shall be elected from each subdistrict.

(2) While there shall be no limitation whatsoever upon the powers and duties of the said judges other than as cast upon them by the Constitution and laws of this state, the court in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, in the discretion of the senior circuit judge, may be divided into civil and criminal divisions as a matter of convenience, by the entry of an order upon the minutes of the court.

SECTION 2. Section 9-7-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

9-7-23. (1) The Seventh Circuit Court District shall be Hinds County.

(2) The Seventh Circuit Court District shall be divided into * * *~~four (4)~~ five (5) subdistricts in Hinds County as follows:

(a) Subdistrict 7-1 shall consist of the * * *~~following~~ precincts in Hinds County * * *~~: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 92, 93, 96 and 97~~ Board of Supervisors District 1.

(b) Subdistrict 7-2 shall consist of the * * *~~following~~ precincts in Hinds County * * *~~: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, Brownsville, Cynthia, Pocahontas and Tinnin~~ Board of Supervisors District 2.

(c) Subdistrict 7-3 shall consist of the * * *~~following~~ precincts in Hinds County * * *~~: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 86, 89, and Jackson State~~ Board of Supervisors District 3.

(d) Subdistrict 7-4 shall consist of the * * *~~following~~ precincts in Hinds County * * * 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, Bolton, Byram 1, Byram 2, Cayuga, Chapel Hill, Clinton 1, Clinton 2, Clinton 3, Clinton 4, Clinton 5, Clinton 6, Dry Grove, Edwards, Learned, Old Byram, Pinehaven, Raymond 1, Raymond 2, Spring Ridge, St. Thomas, Terry, Utica 1 and Utica 2 Board of Supervisors District 4.

(e) Subdistrict 7-5 shall consist of the precincts in Hinds County Board of Supervisors District 5.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.