A justice or judge removed by the supreme court or the seven-member tribunal is ineligible for judicial office, and pending further order of the court, may be suspended from practicing law in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-17
Removed judge as ineligible for judicial office; suspension from practice of law
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Darby (2014)
Most recently applied in Rickey W. Thompson v. Lee County Democratic Party Executive Committee (May 2017)
Laws, 1979, ch. 511, § 7, eff from and after January 1, 1980.
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