Governor Tate Reeves reopened candidate qualifying until May 30, 2022, in Circuit Court District 5, Place 2 (Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster and Winston Counties).
Candidate qualifying was reopened as a result of the untimely death of the Honorable George M. Mitchell, Jr., who was the only candidate that qualified for the November 8, 2022, general election for this position. In the coming days, Governor Reeves will make an interim appointment to fill this position pending the results of the November 8, 2022, general election.
On April 26, 2022, Judge Mitchell was laid to rest in the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael. Judge Mitchell was a Vietnam War veteran with 32 years of military service. He served as a Judge Advocate in the Mississippi Air National Guard and a Judge on the Mississippi Court of Military Appeals.He became a circuit judge in 2015.
