MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) McLendon, Barnett, Barrett, Berry, Blackmon, Blackwell, Boyd, Brumfield, Bryan, Butler, Carter, Chassaniol, Chism, DeLano, DuPree, England, Fillingane, Frazier, Gillespie Isom, Harkins, Hartness, Hopson, Jackson, Johnson, Kirby, Ladner, McCaughn, McMahan, Michel, Mumford, Norwood, Parks, Pope, Rhodes, Seymour, Simmons (12th), Simmons (13th), Sparks, Suber, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Turner-Ford, Whaley, Wiggins, Williams, Younger, Hill
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING FORMER STATE SENATOR ROBERT (BOBBY) CHAMBERLIN UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS INVESTITURE AS JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride and pleasure that we recognize the Investiture Ceremony of Judge Robert P. Chamberlin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on March 20, 2026, in Hernando, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2025, President Trump nominated Robert Chamberlin to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate 51-46 on December 9, 2025. At the time of his nomination, he was a current member of the Mississippi Supreme Court. He won an open seat for the post in 2016 and ran unopposed during the 2024 election cycle; and
WHEREAS, Robert Chamberlin entered private practice with the Austin Law Firm, also known as Tollison, Austin, and Twiford, where he worked as a law associate from 1990 to 1994 before becoming a law partner (1994–2001). He began his judicial service as a Municipal Judge for the City of Hernando (1991–1999) and later served as Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Horn Lake (1992). In the mid-1990s, he was appointed Special Master for the Chancery Court of Mississippi's Third District. He later co-founded Chamberlin & Nowak, P.C., serving as a law partner from 2001 to 2004, while also acting as Board Counsel to the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors (2001–2004); and
WHEREAS, Justice Chamberlin served as a respected republican member of the Mississippi State Senate from 2000 to 2004. During this time, he sponsored and supported legislation reflecting socially conservative priorities; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2004, Chamberlin was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor Haley Barbour, serving until his election to the Mississippi Supreme Court in November 2016. As a justice, he has authored and joined opinions upholding legislative decisions on issues such as taxpayer standing in school funding challenges; and
WHEREAS, "I'm pleased the Senate has confirmed Justice Chamberlin to serve on the U.S. District Court. His record on the bench in Mississippi, as well as his community service, make him very qualified to serve on the federal judiciary, which is why President Trump nominated him. I congratulate him and wish him every success in continuing to serve the people of Mississippi," U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) said:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby congratulate former State Senator Robert (Bobby) Chamberlin upon the occasion of his investiture as Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, and wish him every success in his new role in the Mississippi judiciary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented at the Investiture Ceremony of Judge Robert Chamberlin, transmitted to Judge Chamberlin and his family, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.