Hinds County Attorney, Bridgette Clayton, has qualified to run for Hinds County Chancery Judge!
“After much prayer and consideration, I am honored and excited to announce that I qualified for Hinds County Chancery Court Judge, District 5-3, on today.”
“I am ready to serve the citizens of Hinds County with God serving as a Lamp unto my feet and the Light unto my path as I seek election for this judicial seat to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before my God. Micah 6:8”
I am requesting your prayers and support during the campaign as well as on Election Day which is November 3.
Please be on the lookout for future campaign information. Thank You!
Matthew Thompson is a Chancery practitioner and knows-well the power, authority and responsibility that Chancellor’s have and the knowledge and wisdom they should possess. Attorney Bridgette Clayton has all of those qualities and then-some!
Please support Bridgette Clayton for Hinds County Chancellor!
Judges take an oath to uphold the Law. Most do, but some do not. The Code of Judicial Conduct are the standards for the ethical and professional conduct of judges.
So what do you do when the Judge rules against you?Sometimes it’s a judgment call and not a violation of the law. In these circumstances you can file a Motion for New Trial and/or an Appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court.
But what about when the judge clearly violates the law? Can you sue the Judge? Usually, no. Judges have what is known as Judicial Immunity that protects them from civil liability for violating the law. If the actions are criminal there could be penalties, but typically not for civil violations.
However, if a Judge violates the Judicial Canons and violates your rights you do have options. What else can be done? You can Contact Mississippi Judicial Performance and file a COMPLAINT.
Judicial performance is an entity created by the Mississippi Constitution that seeks;
To enforce the standards of judicial conduct, To inquire into judicial liability and conduct, To protect the public from judicial misconduct and disabled judges, and To protect the judiciary from unfounded allegations.
All proceedings before the Commission are of a civil nature, not criminal, as the purpose of the Commission is to be rehabilitative and educational as well as disciplinary.
Any citizen, litigant, attorney, law enforcement official, judge, public official, or other individual who has knowledge of possible judicial misconduct may file a complaint with the Commission. Complaints may also be filed anonymously. Additionally, the Commission may file a complaint on its own motion based upon matters it learns of in other ways, such as from mass media and information obtained during the course of an investigation.
All complaints must be submitted to the Commission in writing. The Commission does not accept oral complaints. You may use a complaint form or write a letter to the Commission. A complaint form filed with the Commission should be typewritten or printed so that it is easily readable.
Complaints should include all information available regarding your case, the case number, Court it is in, the parties names, and any witnesses to the violation(s).
The complaint should include the specific conduct complained of and the violation alleged.
Matthew Thompson is an attorney in Mississippi and knows most Judges try to do it right…but for those that willfully do not do it right, Judicial Performance can address your concerns.
The Noncustodial Parents’ Bill of Rights and Responsibilities which shall be provided to all noncustodial parents.
The Department of Human Services shall extend the following rights to noncustodial parents:
(a) Advance notification of all hearings concerning proposed modifications of child support;
(b) Advance notification concerning the representation of the noncustodial parent in court proceedings, which does not require an attorney;
(c) That the noncustodial parent shall have the same rights as the custodial parent concerning the receipt of any notification;
(d) Advance notice of information regarding scheduled meetings concerning the child;
(e) Advance notice of all meetings concerning all the agency’s crucial decisions regarding the child; and
(f) The ability to communicate with department personnel or representatives twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, for the purpose of aiding the noncustodial parent.
This is not a sea-change, nor profound. The non-custodial parent is already entitle to notice, the right to counsel, the right to information, notice of meetings and decisions. The last item, the ability to communicate 24/7 seems unreasonable, but maybe that just means you can leave a message or send an email. Who knows?
Non-custodial parents already have rights! **Of note, there has yet to pass a Parent’s Bill of Rights in Mississippi law** However, even without that, parent’s have a fundamental right, guaranteed by the US Constitution to raise their child as they see fit.
Matthew Thompson is custody attorney in Mississippi and has represented hundreds of moms and dads in family courts throughout the state.
Senate Bill 2029, ( Sen. Brice Wiggins) proposes some common-sense change to Mississippi Family Law…for the umpteenth time in the last 20 years.
This Legislation proposes to add a 13th ground.
“Thirteenth. Upon application of either party, the court may grant a divorce when the court finds there has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and that further attempts at reconciliation are impractical or futile and not in the best interests of the parties or family.“
This change would bring Mississippi in-line with 48 other states and Puerto Rico, all having true No-Fault divorce laws.
The other piece of this legislation eliminates the willful and obstinate aspects for abandonment and only requires “Continued * * * desertion for the space of one (1) year.”
These are common-sense changes in MS family law and would actually prevent protracted litigation and messy, expensive contests.
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney and reminds you this Bill is contrary to the divorce attorney’s best interests and I am in support of these changes!
It’s that time of year again. Proposed law/legislation is being kicked around by the State Legislature.
House Bill No. 11, proposed by Representative Arnold, seeks “TO PROHIBIT THE APPLICATION OF SHARIA LAW IN DIVORCE AND CHILD CUSTODY CASES; TO AMEND SECTION 11-63-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF SHARIA LAW IN COURT ORDERS.”
To date, this scribe is unaware of any Court’s using, applying or considering Sharia law in the State of Mississippi, as same would be contrary to the MS Constitution anyway.
Of interest, the Bill includes that a Mississippi Court “shall not enforce a foreign law that violates the Mississippi Constitution, any laws of this state, the United States Constitution, any laws or ratified treaties of the United States and the territories of the United States * * *.”
The Bill likewise bars enforcement of ” (b) Any order by a court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other adjudicative, mediation or enforcement authority that seeks to enforce foreign law in violation of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall be void.”
So far, it’s basically saying MS Court’s will not honor foreign laws or Orders that violate MS law or Constitutional law or are based on factors contrary to MS law/US Constitutional considerations. Makes sense.
However, the Bill includes one other tidbit that could prove to have unintended consequences, “In Sections 11-7-301 through 11-7-309 “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States * * *. The term “foreign judgment” shall not mean or include any judgment, decree or order from any jurisdiction outside of the United States or its territories, or any judgment from another state or territory of the United States that applies law from a jurisdiction outside of the United States or its territories.
This last paragraph seems to invalidate any “foreign judgment” that was not secured within the U.S.
Why do you care? Is that foreign Adoption, which is a Judgment, valid?
That “foreign” quickie Divorce in Haiti or the Dominican Republic? Are they valid?
Up and until this Bill, Mississippi and the United States have routinely recognized foreign judgments IF they were obtained in a procedural and substantive manner consistent with that foreign entities jurisdiction and law. This is called Comity and it’s a necessary legal concept.
Does HB. No. 11 unintentionally seek to overturn Comity? I argue that it certainly may and that’s no laughing matter!
Matthew Thompson is a Family law attorney and has handled multiple matters that involve foreign decrees and clients from all over the world.
I do food reviews for most of the restaurants that I dine at.
I take photos, write and post reviews of the food, the service and atmosphere.
They are honest reviews, but I look for positive things to say. These are posted on Google Maps.
When you are looking for a place to eat in your area the google map brings up restaurants and has reviews related thereto.
I recently reviewed a place in Arkansas that served a baked potato that I described as microwaved. They responded it was not microwaved and asked how do I suggest they make it better?
I decided to make a better potato. Introducing the Club Spud…
2 potatoes about to be scrubbed. Scrubbed clean so you can eat the skin if you so desire. Poked with a fork so they don’t “explode” and will cook faster. Oiled up. Salted w fresh ground, pink Himalayan salt. Baked in the air fryer. It’s just a convection oven. It’s ready. Splitting them for stuffing. Pats-o-butter. Real Land-o-Lakes butter. Butter is mixed in. A dollop of Daisy – Sour Cream. To be Toppings; Colby jack, white American cheeses, smoked, shaved turkey and bacon!Diced. Bacon!Frying!Toppings are prepped!Toppings added, all but the bacon. Air-fried until melty and bacon pieces added. A proper Club Spud.
The potato was soft and creamy. The skin was just crisp and salty. The toppings were hot and melty with a bacon crunch.
This was a proper Club Spud.
Enjoy!
Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney and his back up plan if law school didn’t work out was culinary school.
It’s back. Senate Bill 2088 – “Contraception Begins at Erection Act.”
It shall be unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an egg.
Upon conviction of a violation of this section, a person shall be fined as follows, and the fine shall be payable to the woman whose egg was fertilized as a result of the act:
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense;
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a second offense; and
Ten Thousand Dollars (10,000.00) for a third or subsequent offense.
This section shall not apply to the discharge of genetic material:
(a) Donated or sold to a facility for the purpose of future procedures to fertilize an egg; and
(b) Discharged with the use of a contraceptive or contraceptive method intended to prevent fertilization of an egg.
This “Bill” is dead on arrival, but it is thought-provoking.
It makes it illegal to fertilize an egg without the intent to fertilize it. Recreational intercourse is outlawed by this bill! No exceptions for marriage or otherwise. And to guarantee its failure the fine goes to the woman that was impregnated! You know the Government is going to always get their$!
Its ultimately a harmless bill intended to shine some light on perceived gender inequalities
Matthew Thompson is family law attorney and gets a chuckle out of bills such as this.
(601) 850-8000 - - BowTieLawyer.MS 