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Mary Libby Payne Collection


MUM00765

Access Restriction

Open for research. This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection must
contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.

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Summary Information

Repository
University of Mississippi Libraries
Creator
Payne, Mary Libby , 1932-
Title
Mary Libby Payne Collection
ID
MUM00765
Date
1993-2001
Extent
17.0 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mary Libby Payne served on the Mississippi Court of Appeals from its creation in 1995 until her retirement in 2001. She was
also the founding Dean of the Mississippi College School of Law in 1975 and a professor there from 1978 until 1994. The collection
consists primarily of files related to her time on the Court of Appeals with additional material on her publications and her
tenure at Mississippi College.

Preferred Citation

Mary Libby Payne Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

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Biographical Note

Mary Libby Payne was born on 27 March 1932 in Gulfport, Mississippi to Reece O. and Emily Augusta (Cook) Bickerstaff. Payne
was the granddaughter of Joseph Anderson Cook, the first president of the University of Southern Mississippi. Her father was
an attorney and a member of the state legislature.

Payne entered the Mississippi University for Women to study ballet but felt a religious calling to practice law. She transferred
to the University of Mississippi, completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954. Payne earned her law degree from the University
of Mississippi in 1955, graduating first in her class after serving as Casenote Editor for the
Mississippi Law Journal and chair of the Moot Court Board.

Following a brief period in her father’s Gulfport law firm, Payne found that no other firm would hire a woman so she became
a secretary in a title insurance company. In 1963, she opened a solo practice in Brandon, Mississippi, and Mississippi Speaker
of the House Walter Sillers hired her to draft legislation. From 1968 to 1970, Payne served as executive director of the Mississippi
Judiciary Commission. When the legislature created the House Drafting Office in 1970, she became its first Chief of Drafting
and Research, a position she held until 1972 when she received an appointment as assistant state attorney general.

Payne was the founding dean of the Mississippi College School of Law in 1975, stepping down in 1978 to serve full time as
a professor until 1994. The Mississippi Association for Women in Higher Education named her “Woman of the Year” in 1989.

Upon the creation of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in 1995, Payne succeeded in winning an election against four contestants
for a short term ending in January 1999 (terms for the first set of judges on the court were staggered). She had no opponent
during her reelection campaign. During her tenure, Payne was the only woman on the bench. In 1998, she helped to initiate
Mississippi’s Task Force on Gender Fairness with a mission to identify whether the design, operation, laws, rules, practices
and conduct of the judicial system result in inequality between men and women and to educate the bench, bar, and public about
gender fairness. Upon announcing her retirement from the court in 2001, she noted that her most significant opinions were
her dissents, many of which were later adopted by the majority upon appeal to the state Supreme Court.

In 2003, she returned to Mississippi College School of Law as a scholar in residence and professor emerita, publishing
A Goodly Heritage: A Memoir of Mississippi College School of Law in 2011. That same year, the college created the Mary Libby Payne Endowed Lectureship on Christianity and the Law “dedicated
to celebrating her lifelong commitment to modeling the integration of faith with legal ethics and professionalism.”

She was secretary and president of the Rankin County Bar which she helped to organize in 1965, a member of the Mississippi
Bar (serving twice on its Board of Bar Commissioners and receiving its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005), and a member of
the American Bar Association (becoming a Fellow in 1988). Governor William Winter appointed her to his Judicial Nominating
Commission. Payne served on the national board of directors for the Christian Legal Society from 1992 to 2001, receiving it
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. A charter member of the Mississippi Women Lawyer Association, she wrote its constitution
and received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. In 2011, Governor Haley Barbour awarded her the Mississippi Medal of
Service for significant contributions to the state.

Payne was counsel for the Christian Action Committee of the Rankin Baptist Association of Pearl from 1968 to 1992; a founder
and member of the board of directors of the Christian Conciliation Service in Jackson between 1983 and 1993; and a member
of the board of directors for the Exchange Club’s Child Abuse Prevention Center of Jackson from 1999 to 2001.

Payne is married to Bobby R. Payne, and they are the parents of two sons, Reece Allen Payne and Glenn Russell Payne. The couple
are active members of the McLaurin Heights Baptist Church in Pearl.

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Scope and Content

The Mary Libby Payne Collection primarily contains documents related to her time on the Mississippi Court of Appeals from
1995 until her retirement in 2001. However, the files also include material related to her tenure at the Mississippi College
School of Law as dean and professor as well as files related to her professional activities and publications. The collection
is organized by the following series:

Series 1: Articles and Publications Series 2: Calendars and Events Series 3: Campaigns Series 4: Court Cases Series 5: Contacts
and Correspondence Series 6: Mississippi College School of Law Series 7: Subject Files

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

University of Mississippi Libraries 2017

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. However, due to privacy concerns the contents of Box 17 are restricted. Folder 17-1
with information on campaign loans will remain closed until 2037. Folder 17-2 has law clerk applications with school transcripts.
The contents will remain closed to researchers in order to abide by the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA). If
requested, the Political Papers Archivist will provide researchers with general information drawn from the files as long as
the data does not violate FERPA protections.

The Mary Libby Payne Collection is stored at an off-site facility, and researchers must contact
Archives & Special Collections at least two business days prior to their intended visit to arrange for the transfer of requested boxes.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Acquisition Information

Judge Payne donated her collection to the University of Mississippi in April 2012.

Processing Information

Student worker Alicia Dixon processed the collection in 2017, and Political Papers Archivist Leigh McWhite provided the bibliographic
notes and encoded the finding aid in May 2017.

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Related Materials

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

For similarly related material in Special Collections, see the
Politics & Government Subject Guide.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Mississippi College. School of Law

Subject(s)

  • Law – Mississippi
  • Mississippi. Court of Appeals
  • Women lawyers — Mississippi

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Articles and Publications 

Scope and Content

“Articles” indicate works written by Payne, while “publications” have other authors.

BOX 1 

Folder 1-1. Articles. Freedom Extolled (1 of 2). 

Folder 1-2. Articles. Freedom Extolled (2 of 2). 

Folder 1-3. Articles. Judicial Administration. 1970 Report of the Mississippi Judiciary Commission. 

Folder 1-4. Articles. Judicial Administration. 1980 (1 of 2). 

Folder 1-5. Articles. Judicial Administration. 1980 (2 of 2). 

Folder 1-6. Articles. Judicial Administration. Alternative Dispute Resolution. 

Folder 1-7. Articles. Judicial Administration. American Bar Association. 

Folder 1-8. Articles. Judicial Administration. Bound Draft with Notes. 

Folder 1-9. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft Sent to Mr. Robert Church. 

Folder 1-10. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft with Revisions. 

Folder 1-11. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft with Revisions. 

Folder 1-12. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft/Work Copy. 

Folder 1-13. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft. 

Folder 1-14. Articles. Judicial Administration. Draft. 

Folder 1-15. Articles. Judicial Administration.
Mississippi College Law Review (1 of 2). 

Folder 1-16. Articles. Judicial Administration.
Mississippi College Law Review (2 of 2). 

Folder 1-17. Articles. Judicial Administration. Partial Draft. 

Folder 1-18. Articles. Judicial Administration. People Mentioned in Footnotes. 

BOX 2 

Folder 2-1. Articles. Judicial Administration. Revised Draft. 

Folder 2-2. Articles. Judicial Administration (1 of 9). 

Folder 2-3. Articles. Judicial Administration (2 of 9). 

Folder 2-4. Articles. Judicial Administration (3 of 9). 

Folder 2-5. Articles. Judicial Administration (4 of 9). 

Folder 2-6. Articles. Judicial Administration (5 of 9). 

Folder 2-7. Articles. Judicial Administration (6 of 9). 

Folder 2-8. Articles. Judicial Administration (7 of 9). 

Folder 2-9. Articles. Judicial Administration (8 of 9). 

Folder 2-10. Articles. Judicial Administration (9 of 9). 

Folder 2-11. Articles. Judicial Selection. Changes (1 of 3). 

Folder 2-12. Articles. Judicial Selection. Changes (2 of 3). 

Folder 2-13. Articles. Judicial Selection. Changes (3 of 3). 

Folder 2-14. Articles. Judicial Selection. Footnotes (1 of 3). 

BOX 3 

Folder 3-1. Articles. Judicial Selection. Footnotes (2 of 3). 

Folder 3-2. Articles. Judicial Selection. Footnotes (3 of 3). 

Folder 3-3. Articles. Judicial Selection. Judicial Elections. 

Folder 3-5. Articles. Judicial Selection. Legal Writing Workshop. 

Folder 3-6. Articles. Judicial Selection.
Mississippi Law Journal. 

Folder 3-7. Articles. Judicial Selection. Opinion. Clark v Burleigh (Source). 

Folder 3-8. Articles. Judicial Selection. Unused Resources (1 of 2). 

Folder 3-9. Articles. Judicial Selection. Unused Resources (2 of 2). 

Folder 3-10. Articles. Judicial Selection (1 of 4). 

Folder 3-11. Articles. Judicial Selection (2 of 4). 

Folder 3-12. Articles. Judicial Selection (3 of 4). 

Folder 3-13. Articles. Judicial Selection (4 of 4). 

Folder 3-14. Articles. Shirley Norwood Jones.
Mississippi College Law Review. 

Folder 3-15. Publications. American Bar Association. Fellow News. 

Folder 3-16. Publications. American Bar Foundation. 

Folder 3-17. Publications. American Judicature Society. 

Folder 3-18. Publications. Annual Report of the Judicial Advisory Study Committee. 

Folder 3-19. Publications. Arkansas Publications (1 of 2). 

Folder 3-20. Publications. Arkansas Publications (2 of 2). 

BOX 4 

Folder 4-1. Publications. Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts. 

Folder 4-2. Publications. Articles and Periodicals Received (1 of 2). 

Folder 4-3. Publications. Articles and Periodicals Received (2 of 2). 

Folder 4-4. Publications. Draft Revisions to American Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct. 

Folder 4-5. Publications.
The Judges’ Journal. 

Folder 4-6. Publications. Mississippi Publications. Programs. 

Folder 4-7. Publications. Mississippi Publications (1 of 4). 

Folder 4-8. Publications. Mississippi Publications (2 of 4). 

Folder 4-9. Publications. Mississippi Publications (3 of 4). 

Folder 4-10. Publications. Mississippi Publications (4 of 4). 

Folder 4-11. Publications. National Lawyer Association. 

Folder 4-12. Publications.
New York Bar Journal. 

Folder 4-13. Publications. Non-Mississippi Law Reviews. 

Folder 4-14. Publications. Novel.
Pilate Error. 

Folder 4-15. Publications. Other Legal Publications (1 of 2). 

Folder 4-16. Publications. Other Legal Publications (2 of 2). 

Folder 4-17. Publications. Supreme Court of Mississippi Annual Statistical Report 1978. 

Folder 4-18. Publications. Updated Case Disposition Reporting Manual. 

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Series 2: Calendars and Events 

BOX 5 

Folder 5-1. Appointments. 1994. 

Folder 5-2. Appointments. 1995. 

Folder 5-3. Appointments. 1996. 

Folder 5-4. Calendar. 1995. 

Folder 5-5. Calendar. 1996. 

Folder 5-6. Calendar. 1997. 

Folder 5-7. Calendar. 1998. 

Folder 5-8. Calendar. 1999. 

Folder 5-9. Calendar. 2000. 

Folder 5-10. Calendar. 2001. 

Folder 5-11. Continuing Judicial Education. Appellate Judges’ Seminars. 

Folder 5-12. Continuing Judicial Education. Committee. 

Folder 5-13. Continuing Judicial Education. Ethics Seminar. 

Folder 5-14. Continuing Judicial Education. General. 

Folder 5-15. Continuing Judicial Education. Hours (1 of 2). 

Folder 5-16. Continuing Judicial Education. Hours (2 of 2). 

Folder 5-17. Continuing Judicial Education. Writing Appellate Opinions. 

Folder 5-18. Continuing Legal Education. 

Folder 5-19. Judges’ Conferences. 

Folder 5-20. Meeting at Lake Tia O’Khata. 12 July 1997. 

BOX 6 

Folder 6-1. Northeast Regional Workshop on Reducing Trial Court Delay. 

Folder 6-2. Travel. 1995. 

Folder 6-3. Travel. 1996. 

Folder 6-4. Travel. 1997. 

Folder 6-5. Travel. 1998. 

Folder 6-6. Travel. 1999. 

Folder 6-7. Travel. 2000. 

Folder 6-8. Travel. 2001. 

Folder 6-9. Travel. Conferences 1996. 

Folder 6-10. Travel. Conferences 1997. 

Folder 6-11. Travel. Expenses Information. 

Folder 6-12. Travel. Undated. 

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Series 3: Campaigns 

BOX 6 

Folder 6-13. Campaign. 1994 (1 of 2). 

Folder 6-14. Campaign. 1994 (2 of 2). 

Folder 6-15. Campaign. 1998 (1 of 4). 

Folder 6-16. Campaign. 1998 (2 of 4). 

Folder 6-17. Campaign. 1998 (3 of 4). 

Folder 6-18. Campaign. 1998 (4 of 4). 

Folder 6-19. Campaign. Ads. Radio and Letters to the Editor. 

Folder 6-20. Campaign. Ads. Ad Solicitation. 

Folder 6-21. Campaign. Announcements. 

Folder 6-23. Campaign. Brochures 1994. 

Folder 6-22. Campaign. Business and Industry Political Education Committee Judicial Candidate Questionnaire. 

Folder 6-24. Campaign. Campaign Statement. 

Folder 6-25. Campaign. Clippings. 

BOX 7 

Folder 7-1. Campaign. Contacts 1998. 

Folder 7-2. Campaign. Donations. 

Folder 7-3. Campaign. Election Information. 

Folder 7-4. Campaign. Election Results 1994 (1 of 2). 

Folder 7-5. Campaign. Election Results 1994 (2 of 2). 

Folder 7-6. Campaign. Expenses 1998. 

Folder 7-7. Campaign. Finances 1998. 

Folder 7-8. Campaign. Finances. 

Folder 7-9. Campaign. Fundraising. 

Folder 7-10. Campaign. General Election 1994 (1 of 2). 

Folder 7-11. Campaign. General Election 1994 (2 of 2). 

Folder 7-12. Campaign. Judge Questionnaire. 

Folder 7-13. Campaign. Loan. 

Separated Materials

Additional material on this subject in Box 17, Folder 1.

Folder 7-14. Campaign. Letters. 

Folder 7-15. Campaign. Madison Voters. 

Folder 7-16. Campaign. Names/Contacts. 

Folder 7-17. Campaign. Newspapers. 

Folder 7-18. Campaign. Non-Partisan Election. 8 November 1994. 

Folder 7-19. Campaign. Notes. 

Folder 7-20. Campaign. Other Campaigns. 

BOX 8 

Folder 8-1. Campaign. Partisan Election 1994. 

Folder 8-2. Campaign. Post-Election 1994. 

Folder 8-3. Campaign. Post-June Primary 1994. 

Folder 8-4. Campaign. Republican Party. 

Folder 8-5. Campaign. Resources. 

Folder 8-6. Campaign. Returned Mail. 

Folder 8-7. Campaign. Runoff. 22 November 1994. 

Folder 8-8. Campaign. Runoff. Ads. 

Folder 8-9. Campaign. Runoff. Contacts. 

Folder 8-10. Campaign. Runoff. Strategy. 

Folder 8-11. Campaign. Runoff. 

Folder 8-12. Campaign. Speeches. 

Folder 8-13. Campaign. Techniques. 

Folder 8-14. Campaign. Telephone Pioneers of America. 

Folder 8-15. Campaign. Thank You Letters Sent 2004. 

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Series 4: Court Cases 

BOX 9 

Folder 9-1. Case Assignments. 1995. 

Folder 9-2. Case Assignments. 1996. 

Folder 9-3. Case Assignments. 1997. 

Folder 9-4. Case Assignments. 1998. 

Folder 9-5. Case Assignments. 1999 (1 of 2). 

Folder 9-6. Case Assignments. 1999 (2 of 2). 

Folder 9-7. Case Assignments. 2000. 

Folder 9-8. Case Assignments. 2001. 

Folder 9-9. Case Files.
Chisom, Ronald, et al v. Edwards, Edwin, Governor of Louisiana, et al. Pretrial Order. 

Folder 9-10. Case Files.
Hutton v. Supreme Court of Mississippi. 

Folder 9-11. Case Files.
Martin, et al v. Allain, Governor of Mississippi, et al. 

Folder 9-12. Case Files.
Riley v. Doerner. 

Folder 9-13. Case Recommendations. 

Folder 9-14. En Banc. 1995. 

Folder 9-15. En Banc. 1996 (1 of 2). 

Folder 9-16. En Banc. 1996 (2 of 2). 

Folder 9-17. En Banc. 1997 (1 of 3). 

BOX 10 

Folder 10-1. En Banc. 1997 (2 of 3). 

Folder 10-2. En Banc. 1997 (3 of 3). 

Folder 10-3. En Banc. 1998. 

Folder 10-4. En Banc. 1999. 

Folder 10-5. En Banc. 2000. 

Folder 10-6. En Banc. 2001. 

Folder 10-7. En Banc. Minutes (1 of 2). 

Folder 10-8. En Banc. Minutes (2 of 2). 

Folder 10-9. En Banc. Undated. 

Folder 10-10. Judicial Campaign Violation Cases. 

Folder 10-11. Opinions. 1995 (1 of 2). 

Folder 10-12. Opinions. 1995 (2 of 2). 

Folder 10-13. Opinions. 1996 (1 of 3). 

Folder 10-14. Opinions. 1996 (2 of 3). 

BOX 11 

Folder 11-1. Opinions. 1996 (3 of 3). 

Folder 11-2. Opinions. 1997 (1 of 3). 

Folder 11-3. Opinions. 1997 (2 of 3). 

Folder 11-4. Opinions. 1997 (3 of 3). 

Folder 11-5. Opinions. 1998 (1 of 3). 

Folder 11-6. Opinions. 1998 (2 of 3). 

Folder 11-7. Opinions. 1998 (3 of 3). 

Folder 11-8. Opinions. 1999 (1 of 2). 

Folder 11-9. Opinions. 1999 (2 of 2). 

Folder 11-10. Opinions. 2000 (1 of 2). 

Folder 11-11. Opinions. 2000 (2 of 2). 

Folder 11-12. Opinions. 2001 (1 of 2). 

BOX 12 

Folder 12-1. Opinions. 2001 (2 of 2). 

Folder 12-2. Opinions. Article Publication. 

Folder 12-3. Opinions. Bar Admissions. 

Folder 12-4. Opinions. Index of Unpublished Opinions. 

Folder 12-5. Opinions. Legislative Reform/Worker’s Compensation 

Folder 12-6. Opinions. Memos. 1996. 

Folder 12-7. Opinions. Memos. 1998. 

Folder 12-8. Opinions. Memos. 1999. 

Folder 12-9. Opinions. Memos. 2000. 

Folder 12-10. Opinions. Memos. 2001. 

Folder 12-11. Opinions. McInvale Notes (1 of 2). 

Folder 12-12. Opinions. McInvale Notes (2 of 2). 

Folder 12-13. Opinions. Separate Opinions (1 of 2). 

Folder 12-14. Opinions. Separate Opinions (2 of 2). 

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Series 5: Contacts and Correspondence 

BOX 12 

Folder 12-15. Contacts. Court of Appeals. 

Folder 12-16. Contacts. Friends and Telephone Numbers. 

Folder 12-17. Contacts. General. 

Folder 12-18. Contacts. House of Representatives 1971-1972. 

Folder 12-19. Contacts. Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association 1997-1998. 

Folder 12-20. Contacts. Women’s Political Network 1994. 

Folder 12-21. Correspondence. 1983. 

Folder 12-22. Correspondence. 1987. 

Folder 12-23. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1994. 

Folder 12-24. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1995. 

Folder 12-25. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1996. 

Folder 12-26. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1997. 

BOX 13 

Folder 13-1. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1998. 

Folder 13-2. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 1999. 

Folder 13-3. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 2000. 

Folder 13-4. Correspondence. Court of Appeals. 2001. 

Folder 13-5. Correspondence. Emails. 1998. 

Folder 13-6. Correspondence. Emails. 2000. 

Folder 13-7. Correspondence. Emails. 2001. 

Folder 13-8. Correspondence. Undated. 

Folder 13-9. Invitations. 1993. 

Folder 13-10. Invitations. 1994. 

Folder 13-11. Invitations. 1995. 

Folder 13-12. Invitations. 1996. 

Folder 13-13. Invitations. 1997. 

Folder 13-14. Invitations. 1998. 

Folder 13-15. Invitations. 1999. 

Folder 13-16. Invitations. 2000. 

Folder 13-17. Invitations. 2001. 

Folder 13-18. Letters of Recommendation. 1993. 

Folder 13-19. Letters of Recommendation. 1995. 

Folder 13-20. Letters of Recommendation. 1996. 

Folder 13-21. Letters of Recommendation. 1997. 

Folder 13-22. Letters of Recommendation. 1998. 

Folder 13-23. Letters of Recommendation. 1999. 

Folder 13-24. Letters of Recommendation. 2000. 

Folder 13-25. Letters of Recommendation. 2001. 

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Series 6: Mississippi College School of Law 

BOX 13 

Folder 13-26. Mississippi College School of Law. Amicus Curiae. 

Folder 13-27. Mississippi College School of Law. Business Intelligence Presentation 2000. 

Folder 13-28. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Spring 1986. Professional Responsibility and Ethics Course (1 of
2). 

Folder 13-29. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Spring 1986. Professional Responsibility and Ethics Course (2 of
2). 

Folder 13-30. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Fall 1993. Judicial Administration Course (1 of 2). 

BOX 14 

Folder 14-1. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Fall 1993. Judicial Administration Course (2 of 2). 

Folder 14-2. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Spring 1994. Ethics Course (1 of 2). 

Folder 14-3. Mississippi College School of Law. Courses. Spring 1994. Ethics Course (2 of 2). 

Folder 14-4. Mississippi College School of Law. Intern State Bar 1986. 

Folder 14-5. Mississippi College School of Law. Law Review 1994. 

Folder 14-6. Mississippi College School of Law. Miscellaneous. 

Folder 14-7. Mississippi College School of Law. Mock Trial. 

Folder 14-8. Mississippi College School of Law. Newspaper Clippings. Accreditation. 

Folder 14-9. Mississippi College School of Law. Publications Received. 

Folder 14-10. Mississippi College School of Law. The Third Branch Bulletin 1983-1985. 

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Series 7: Subject Files 

BOX 14 

Folder 14-11. 1985 Resolution Creating Appellate Court. 

Folder 14-12. Advocates International. 

Folder 14-13. Alcoholism. 

Folder 14-14. Amended Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure. 

Folder 14-15. American Bar Association. 

Folder 14-16. American Judges’ Association. 

Folder 14-17. Bar Associations. Committees. 

Folder 14-18. Frank Barber. Resolution. 

Folder 14-19. Candidate for Chief Judge. 

Folder 14-20. Chancery Clerk Research. 

Folder 14-21. Chief Justice Memos and Orders. 

Folder 14-22. Clerks. 

Separated Materials

Additional material on this subject in Box 17, Folder 2.

Folder 14-23. Clippings. McRae, Justice “Chuck”. 

Folder 14-24. Clippings. 

Folder 14-25. Computer Problems. 

Folder 14-26. Court of Appeals. Budget. 

Folder 14-27. Court of Appeals. General Legislation. 

Folder 14-28. Court of Appeals. History. 

Folder 14-29. Court of Appeals. Newspaper Articles. 

Folder 14-30. Court of Appeals. Procedure. 

Folder 14-31. Court of Appeals. Reports. 

BOX 15 

Folder 15-1. Court of Appeals. Research. 

Folder 15-2. Court of Appeals. Rules. 

Folder 15-3. Court of Appeals. Statistics. 

Folder 15-4. Court Staff Attorneys. 

Folder 15-5. Domestic Relations — Inns of Court. 

Folder 15-6. Domestic Violence (1 of 3). 

Folder 15-7. Domestic Violence (2 of 3). 

Folder 15-8. Domestic Violence (3 of 3). 

Folder 15-9. Jimmy Foster. 

Folder 15-10. Flyers. 

Folder 15-11. Hinds County Bar. Legal Problems of the Homeless Committee. 

Folder 15-12. Hinds County Bar. Newsletter. 

Folder 15-13. Hinds County Bar. 

Folder 15-14. Internal Operating Procedures (IOP). 

Folder 15-15. Tommy Jones. 

Folder 15-16. Judiciary Information. 

Folder 15-17. Justice of the Peace. Research. 

Folder 15-18. Juvenile Law (1 of 4). 

Folder 15-19. Juvenile Law (2 of 4). 

Folder 15-20. Juvenile Law (3 of 4). 

BOX 16 

Folder 16-1. Juvenile Law (4 of 4). 

Folder 16-2. Maps. 

Folder 16-3. Margaret Brent League. 

Folder 16-4. Mary Libby Payne Swearing In. 

Folder 16-5. Mississippi Bar 2003-2004. 

Folder 16-6. Mississippi Bar Association. Discussion Group. 

Folder 16-7. Mississippi Bar Foundation. 

Folder 16-8. Mississippi Bar. 

Folder 16-9. Miscellaneous. 

Folder 16-10. Mississippi Ethics Commission. Statement of Economic Interest. 

Folder 16-11. Mississippi State Insurance. Committee Meetings. 

Folder 16-12. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. 

Folder 16-13. Mississippi University for Women. 

Folder 16-14. National Association of Women Judges. Conference 1996. 

Folder 16-15. National Association of Women Judges. Counter Balance Mentoring Program. 

Folder 16-16. National Association of Women Judges. General. 

Folder 16-17. Notes. 1995. 

Folder 16-18. Oral History Project. 

Folder 16-19. Recusals. Calendars. 

Folder 16-20. Recusals. Orders. 

Folder 16-21. Recusals. Sheets. 

Folder 16-22. Religion. 

Folder 16-23. Research on Judicial Campaign Contributions. 

Folder 16-24. Retirement Ceremony Programs. 

Folder 16-25. Rules. 

Folder 16-26. Sexual Violence (1 of 3). 

Folder 16-27. Sexual Violence (2 of 3). 

Folder 16-28. Sexual Violence (3 of 3). 

Folder 16-29. Unauthorized Practice of Law (1 of 2). 

Folder 16-30. Unauthorized Practice of Law (2 of 2). 

Folder 16-31. Video Court Reporters. 

Folder 16-32. Bob Waller Swearing In. 

Folder 16-33. Women’s Political Network 1994. 

BOX 17: Material with Access Restrictions 

Folder 17-1. Campaign Loan. 

Access Restrictions

Box 17, Folder 1 will remain restricted until 2037.

Folder 17-2. Clerks. 

Access Restrictions

Since files containing law clerk applications regularly contain school transcripts, Box 17, Folder 2 will remain restricted
in order to abide by the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA). If requested, the Political Papers Archivist will
provide researchers with general information drawn from the files as long as the data does not violate FERPA protections.

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