Legal Opinion
Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Cowart
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 2011No. 2010-JP-01903-SCTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
71 So.3d 590 (2011)
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
v.
Nell Y. COWART.
No. 2010-JP-01903-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
September 8, 2011.
Rehearing Denied October 20, 2011.
John B. Toney, attorney for appellant.
Lawrence C. Gunn, Jr., Hattiesburg, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
CHANDLER, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. On April 7, 2009, the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance (Commission), filed a formal complaint against Nell Y. Cowart, justice court judge for the Southeast District, Pearl River County, Mississippi, alleging judicial misconduct actionable pursuant to Article…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge NowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- In Re AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- In Re QuickMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Speed v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Inquiry Concerning GarnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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