Circuit Courts hear felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits. Circuit Courts hear appeals from County, Justice and Municipal courts and from administrative boards and commissions such as the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

There are 22 Circuit Court districts and 51 Circuit Court judges. The number of Circuit Judges per district ranges from one to four. Circuit Court judges are selected in non-partisan elections to serve four-year terms.

Trials are heard with a 12-member jury and usually one or two alternate jurors. A judge may preside without a jury if the dispute is a question of law rather than fact.

Circuit Court Judge

Judge Hunter Nowell

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Staff Attorney

J. Landon Phillips, Jr.
P.O. Box 1377
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-843-3346
Fax: 662-846-2930
judiciallawclerk11@gmail.com

Court Reporter

Courtney Taylor
P.O. Box 384
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-843-3346
Fax: 662-846-2930

Court Administrator

Courtney L. Flore
P.O. Box 1377
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-3346
Fax: 662-846-2930

Circuit Court Judge

Judge Linda F. Coleman

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Court Administrator

Theresa Thigpen
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
tthigpen@co.bolivar.ms.us

Staff Attorney

Brittany Dean
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732

Court Reporter

Mary L. Wright, CSR, RPR
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
marywright_crr@yahoo.com

Senior Judge

Judge Charles E. Webster

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Court Administrator

Teresa Ragland
P.O. Drawer 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Ph: 662- 624-3017
Fax: 662-624-2515
ctadmin@coahomacountyms.gov

Staff Attorney

Don Cumbest
P.O. Box 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Ph: 662-624-3039
Fax: 662-624-2515
email: lawclerk@clarksdale.com

Court Reporter

Amy Taylor, CSR, RPR
P.O. Box Drawer 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
amyctaylor518@gmail.com

11th Circuit Drug Court

Angie Kent
Drug Court Coordinator
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-2944
Fax: 662-846-2930

Additional Court Resources

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Court Types
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Judges Contact
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