About 38% of Mississippians are Black, but only four Black justices have served on the nine-member Supreme Court, and never more than one at a time.
Trial ends in federal lawsuit that seeks more Black justices on Mississippi Supreme Court by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 19, 2024 A federal judge will decide in the coming months whether Black Mississippians have a fair chance to elect candidates to the Mississippi Supreme Court and whether the Legislature should redraw districts give those Black voters more power.
She lost a close election to Griffis, who was running for the post for the first time after being appointed to a vacant slot on the court by then-Gov. Phil Bryant. Before Westbrooks, Democratic state Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson in 2012 also attempted to become the first Black Mississippian to win a Supreme Court seat without first obtaining a gubernatorial appointment, but he was defeated by Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr, who is white.
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