MONROE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Courts in Mississippi hear felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits. The state has 22 Circuit Court districts, and Monroe County is in District 1, along with Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, and Tishomingo. All Circuit Court judges in the state are selected in non-partisan elections for four-year terms.
The Judges serving the 1st Circuit District are:
To assist in the judicial process, the Circuit Clerk serves as the clerk of the Circuit Court. The office receives and files lawsuits, indictments, motions and other related papers in all civil and criminal cases filed. The clerk also issues subpoenas and keeps a record of all judgments and executions.
The clerk also:
The Circuit Court is the appellate court from the Monroe County Justice Court as well as all the municipal courts in Monroe County.
Pro Se Litigants should know the proper procedure for preparing and filing documents. Circuit Court does not have pre-printed forms available and our staff is not allowed to give legal advice.
Criminal Appeal |
$106 court cost Abstract from lower court Cash bond in the amount of 110% of fine and assessments in lower court or you may obtain your own bondsman (Rule 12.02 MS Rules of Civil Procedure) |
Civil Appeal |
$160 court cost Abstract from lower court Cash bond in the amount of 125% of judgement amount in lower court or you may obtain your own Superseadeus bondsman (Rule 5.08 and 5.09 MS Rules Civil Procedure) |
Criminal Court
Court Terms
Monroe County Circuit Court holds criminal terms in February, June and October of each year.
Grand Duty
Grand Jury convenes three (3) times per year as determined by the court calendar
District Attorney's Office
Paul Gault and Nebra Porter are Assistant District Attorney's who are assigned to handle cases in Monroe County. They may be contacted through the District Attorney's Tupelo office.
District Attorney's Office
302 West Franklin St
West Franklin Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
(662) 432-2800
Public Defenders
The Public Defenders assigned to handle cases in Monroe County are:
Christopher Bauer
chrisbauerlaw@gmail.com
(662) 586-2067
Luanne Thompson
luannet@bellsouth.net
(662) 436-0785 text or call
It is your responsibility to contact your attorney and know when you are supposed to appear in court. At the time you were arraigned you were told when you need to appear in court. If you missed the date, you must appear on the first day of the term. Court Terms are held in February, June, and October.
Civil Court
Assigned Judges
Monroe County assigns civil cases to a specific Judge. The case number is followed by the Judges initials and the first letter of the county.
Hon. Paul S. Funderburk, Senior Circuit Judge |
PFM |
Hon. Kelly Mims |
KMM |
Hon. John R. White |
JWM |
Hon. Michael P. Mills, Jr. |
MMM |
Vacation Settings
Monroe County Circuit Court holds civil cases during vacation terms of Circuit Court by special settings. Available court dates for a special setting must be obtained from the Court Administrator.
Court Administrator's Office
Staff |
Angela Stewart Court Administrator astewart@leecoms.com Jill Reinhard Deputy Court Administrator jreinhard@co.lee.ms.us Justin C. Moody Staff Attorney imoody@co.lee.ms.us Bryce A Montgomery Law Clerk bmontgomery@co.lee.ms.us
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Office Hours |
8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (except legal holidays) |
Physical Address |
200 West Jefferson Street 2nd Floor, Room 247 Tupelo, MS 38804 |
Mailing Address |
PO Drawer 1100 Tupelo, MS 38802 |
Phone Numbers |
(662) 432-2360 (662) 680-6075 fax |
