Southern District's active federal judges
Federal judges are appointed for life. Below are biographical sketches of active judges in Mississippi's U.S. Southern District.
Chief Judge Louis Guirola Jr., Southern Division (Gulfport courthouse)
University of Mississippi School of Law
Career: Private practice, Mississippi; assistant district attorney, Mississippi; Jackson County board attorney; assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas
Nomination: George W. Bush, 2003; commissioned 2004
Judge Sul Ozerden, Southern Division
Stanford Law School
Career: U.S. Navy lieutenant, law clerk for Judge Eldon E. Fallon, Eastern District of Louisiana; private practice, Gulfport.
Nomination: George W. Bush, 2007; commissioned 2007.
Judge Keith Starrett, Eastern Division (Hattiesburg courthouse)
University of Mississippi School of Law
Career: Private practice, Mississippi; part-time assistant district attorney; Circuit Court judge.
Nomination: George W. Bush, 2004; commissioned 2004.
Judge Dan Jordan, Northern Division (Jackson courthouse)
University of Virginia School of Law
Career: Private practice, Jackson
Nomination: George W. Bush, 2006; commissioned 2006
Judge Carlton Reeves, Northern Division
University of Virginia School of Law
Career: Law clerk for Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson; Supreme Court staff attorney; private practice, Jackson; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi.
Nomination: Barack Obama, 2010; commissioned, 2010
Judge Henry Wingate, Northern Division
Yale Law School
Career: Law clerk, community legal aid, Jackson; private practice; U.S. Navy lieutenant, legal services office, senior assistant defense counsel, trial counsel; adjunct instructor, Golden Gate University; adjunct lecturer, Tidewater Community College; special assistant attorney general, Mississippi; adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law; assistant district attorney, Mississippi; U.S. Navy Reserve; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Mississippi
Nomination: Ronald Reagan, 1985, commissioned 1985
This story was originally published April 16, 2016 at 8:55 PM with the headline "Southern District's active federal judges ."