Chapter

Chancery Courts

Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-1— Chancellors; election, holding of court terms, terms of office, and residency
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-3— Chancery court districts; terms of court; determination of appropriate number of chancellorships for each district
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-5— First district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-7— First district; number of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-9— Second district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-11— Third district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-13— Third district; number of chancellors; number and election of chancellors of subdistricts
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-15— Fourth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-17— Fifth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-19— Fifth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-21— Sixth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-22— Sixth district; number of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-23— Seventh district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-25— Seventh district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-25.1— Seventh district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-27— Eighth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-29— Eighth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-31— Ninth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-33— Ninth district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-35— Tenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-36— Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-37— Eleventh district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-38— Eleventh district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-39— Twelfth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-40— Twelfth district; number of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-41— Thirteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-43— Fourteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-45— Fourteenth district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-47— Fifteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-49— Sixteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-50— Sixteenth district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-51— Seventeenth district; composition; division; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-53— Eighteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-54— Eighteenth district; number of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-55— Nineteenth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-57— Twentieth district; composition
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-58— Twentieth district; number and election of chancellors
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-81— Jurisdiction of the chancery court, in general
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-83— Court may determine all matters in estates administered
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-85— Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-87— Power to punish for violation of injunction
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-89— Guardian ad litem; appointment and compensation; effect of failure to appoint
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-91— Information to be provided to Administrative Office of Courts by chancery clerk in chancery cases in which guardian ad litem is appointed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-93— Trial of causes in vacation; power to enter decree prior to adjournment of next succeeding term
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-95— Court or chancellor may extend time in vacation
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-97— Additional powers of chancellor in vacation
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-99— §§ 9-5-99 and 9-5-101. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-103— Bonds of receivers, assignees, executors may be reduced or cancelled, if excessive or for sufficient cause
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-105— Expense of chancellor in hearing vacation matter paid equally by parties
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-131— Bond of clerk
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-132— Training and continuing education course requirements for chancery clerks; filing of certificate of compliance; penalty for failure to file; courses; expenses; continuing education credit for attendance at chancery court proceedings
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-133— How clerk of chancery court may appoint deputies
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-135— Clerk to attend court and keep minutes
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-137— Other duties of the clerk
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-139— Chancery clerk’s office at Biloxi
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-141— Acts clerk may perform at any time
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-143— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-145— How proceedings before clerk to be conducted
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-147— All acts of clerk subject to approval or disapproval
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-149— Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-151— How minutes of proceedings before clerk preserved and approved
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-153— How approval of clerk’s minutes and orders shown
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-155— Bonds examined by chancellor
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-157— Register of sureties on bonds to be kept
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-159— Abstract of certain decrees furnished circuit clerk
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-161— Clerk to make final record of causes
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-163— Custodian of certain records and papers
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-165— Removal and return of court files and documents in clerk’s office
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-167— Newspaper subscribed for and preserved
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-169— All records and papers subject to inspection
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-171— Destruction of records
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-173— Register of claims against estates
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-201— Dockets to be kept; general docket, and other entries therein
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-203— Matters testamentary, etc., to be docketed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-205— Issue docket
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-207— §§ 9-5-207 through 9-5-211. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-213— Motion docket and entries
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-215— Loose leaf docket
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-217— Execution docket and entries therein
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-241— §§ 9-5-241 through 9-5-253. Repealed
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-255— Family masters; appointment, qualifications, powers, and duties