Stokes V. Robertson Jr. (1913 – July 19, 2006)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1966 to 1982.[2]

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Robertson received his undergraduate degree from Millsaps College in 1933.[1]

In 2003, retired "state Supreme Court Justice Stokes Robertson of Jackson, now 90" reflected on the history of rambunctious justices serving on the court.[3]

Stokes' nephew, Eugene Fair, was sworn in as a judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in January 2012, and wore one of Stokes' old robes following the ceremony.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Fall-Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine (December 6, 2010), p. 53.
  2. ↑ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
  3. ↑ "Jerry Mitchell, "History of high court justices in Miss. reveals tradition of impropriety", Clarion-Ledger (May 5, 2003), p. 1, 6.
  4. ↑ "Court of Appeals Judge Fair takes oath", Columbian-Progress (January 12, 2012), p. 9.


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