In any municipality having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) according to the latest available federal census, it shall be discretionary with the governing authorities of the municipality as to whether or not a municipal judge or a prosecuting attorney, or both, shall be appointed. If the authorities of any municipality having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the latest available federal census appoint a municipal judge, he shall be an attorney licensed in the State of Mississippi or a justice court judge of the county in which the municipality is located. The mayor or mayor pro tempore shall not serve as a municipal judge.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 21-23-1. Municipal courts established
§ 21-23-3. Appointment of municipal judge and prosecuting attorney in certain municipalities
§ 21-23-5. Appointment of municipal judge in certain municipalities; qualifications
§ 21-23-7. Powers and duties of municipal judge; mayor serving as municipal judge
§ 21-23-9. Municipal judge pro tempore
§ 21-23-11. Clerk of the court
§ 21-23-13. Executive officer of the court
§ 21-23-15. Court officers shall not receive fees or costs
§ 21-23-19. Disposition of parking violations
§ 21-23-20. Intermittent sentences for misdemeanor convictions