James W. Kitchens
Born 4/29/1943
Judicial Career
- judMISS1/1/2009 – present
Biography
James W. Kitchens is an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi for the Central District from 2009 to 2025. He served as one of two presiding justices, from 2017 to 2025. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law, Kitchens was elected the district attorney for Mississippi's 14th Judicial District three times from 1971 to 1982, representing Copiah, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall counties. During his tenure as district attorney, he survived an assassination attempt that resulted in wounds to his hand and leg.
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Recent opinions
View all →- Gay Lynn Harris, Jr. v. Hemphill Construction Company, Inc.Dec 12, 2024
- Benjamin Vivian a/k/a Benjamin Larrell Vivians v. State of MississippiOct 17, 2024
- Rankin County, Mississippi v. Mississippi Public Service Commission and Entergy Mississippi, LLCSep 26, 2024
- Davonta Wells v. State of MississippiSep 19, 2024
- Joel Phillip McNinch, Jr., by and through Cheryl Hutson McNinch, Individually, and on Behalf of and for the use and Benefit of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Joel Phillip McNinch, Jr., and the Estate of Joel Phillip McNinch, Jr., by Cheryl Hutson McNinch v. Brandon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C. and Brandon HMA, L.L.C. d/b/a Merit Health RankinJun 27, 2024
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