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Mike Randolph Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court · District 2 Position 3
Background: Randolph served with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. Prior to serving on the Mississippi Supreme Court, he worked as an attorney in private practice from 1974 to 2004.
At a glance
- Court
- Mississippi Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 2 Position 3
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour (R) (April 23, 2004); later won election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Haley Barbour (R)
- Appointment date
- April 23, 2004
- Took office
- 2004
- Current term ends
- January 1, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Rollins College, 1972
- Law: University of Mississippi Law Center, 1974
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Mike Randolph’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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