
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.
Senior Judge
Judge Albert B. Smith III

Office
Nicholas Garrard
Staff Attorney
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-843-3346
Fax: 662-846-2930
Court Reporter
Brenda D. Blackburn, CSR, RPR
P.O. Box 384
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-843-3346
Fax: 662-846-2930
email: nmsdeltagirl@hotmail.com
11th Circuit Drug Court
Tracy N. Swafford, M.Ed.
Drug Court Coordinator
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-2944
Fax: 662-846-2930
email: tswafford11@bellsouth.net
Case Manager
Jeffrey Davis
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-2944
Fax: 662-846-2930
Circuit Court Judge
Judge Johnny E. Walls, Jr

Court Administrator
Court Administrator
P.O. Box 548
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-2939
Fax: 662-846-2937
Staff Attorney
P.O. Box 478
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662- 846-2939
Fax: 662-846-2937
email: lawclerk11@bellsouth.net
Court Reporter
Louise Wright, CSR
P.O. Box 548
Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: 662-846-2939
Fax: 662-846-2937
Circuit Court Judge
Judge Charles E. Webster

Court Administrator
Teresa Raglan
P.O. Drawer 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Ph: 662- 624-3017
Fax: 662-624-2515
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
Julia W. Phillips, CSR, RPR
P.O. Box Drawer 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
email: jwphillips@clarksdale.com
Court Reporter
Mary K. Dilley, CSR, RPR
P.O. Box 998
Clarksdale, MS 38614
email: mdilley@clarksdale.com