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Dewayne Thomas

Mississippi FIFTH Chancery District Court

Mississippi

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01

Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Chancellor
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Allowed with notice

Mississippi allows electronic media coverage of public judicial proceedings in appellate and trial courts of record, subject to the rules and presiding judge control.

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Section
Rule 1
Effective
July 1, 2003
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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Electronic media coverage of public judicial proceedings shall be allowed in the appellate and trial courts of record in this state subject to the conditions below.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Leave required

The presiding Mississippi justice or judge may limit or terminate electronic coverage when necessary to protect rights, witnesses, dignity of the court, or orderly proceedings.

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Rule 1
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July 1, 2003
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July 26, 2026
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The presiding justice or judge has the discretion to limit or terminate electronic coverage at any time during the proceedings

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Courtroom Proceeding

Allowed with notice

Mississippi media representatives must provide advance notice for electronic or photographic coverage under the court rules.

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Rule 5 notice guidance
Effective
July 1, 2003
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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Rule 5 ... requires that media representatives give at least 48 hours

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Mississippi Secretary of State Judicial Directory. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.