Tyrone Lewis v. Hinds County Circuit Court

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The instant appeal arises out of a dispute between Sheriff Tyrone Lewis of Hinds County and the judges’ chambers of the Hinds County Circuit Court over the role of bailiffs. Lewis attempted to make hiring, firing, and compensation changes affecting bailiffs. • In response, the circuit court issued an Order and Opinion in 2012 upholding a previous Order from 1996. The 1996 Order stated that, in several respects, further detailed below, bailiffs fell under the authority of the judiciary rather than the sheriff. Lewis filed a Motion for Relief, and the circuit…