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John Shirley
Rankin County Prosecutor
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Biography
John Shirley, while serving as a Rankin County Justice Court Judge, was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve on the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance in 2004 and was reappointed in 2008. In 2019, John Shirley retired as a Judge and then campaigned for and was elected Rankin County Prosecutor. John Shirley currently has a limited private law practice representing clients in all Rankin County courts except those in which he is a prosecutor. Visit John Shirley's website at www.ShirleyLawFirm.com and he may be contacted at John@ShirleyLawFirm.com or 601-992-8589.
Education
- National Judicial College
- Judicial Courses
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- Mississippi State University
- Computer Science
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- Masters level courses
- Activities: Instructor - Computer Science
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- Mississippi College School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of Alabama - Birmingham
- B.S. | Computer Science
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Professional Experience
- County Prosecutor
- Rankin County Prosecutor
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- Judge
- Rankin County Justice Court
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- Retired
- Instructor
- Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy
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- Judge
- Pearl Youth Court
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- Judge
- Pearl Municipal Court
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- Commission Member
- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
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- Public Defender
- Pearl Youth Court & Pearl Municipal Court
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- County Prosecutor
- Rankin County Court
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Certifications
- Guardian Ad Litem
- AOC
Professional Associations
- Ole Miss Law School
- Youth Court Law Seminar Speaker
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- Mississippi College School of Law
- Juvenile Public Defender Seminar Speaker
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- Mississippi Council of Youth Court Judges
- Member
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- Mississippi College School of Law
- Guardian Ad Litem Seminar Speaker
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- Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy
- Youth Court Law Instructor
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- MC Law School & Ole Miss Law School & MS Judicial College
- Seminar Speaker
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- Activities: Changes in Youth Court Law; Confessions and Search & Seizure; Criminal Trial Procedures; Ethical Issues for Guardians Ad Litem; Ethical Issues for Justice Court Judges; Ethical Issues for Juvenile Defenders; Ethical Issues for Municipal Court Judges; Ethical Issues for Youth Court Judges; Fundamentals of Holding Court; Procedures Preceding a Criminal Trial; Prosecution of Child Abuse; Role & Powers of a Guardian Ad Litem; Testimony by Children; Youth Court Practice
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- Mississippi Justice Court Judges Association
- Member
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- Mississippi State Bar
- Member
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- Rankin County Bar Association
- Member
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- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
- Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Mississippi
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- 5th Circuit
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- Northern US District Court of MS
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- Southern US District Court of MS
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Fees
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Family Law - (Adoption, Child Custody / Support, Conservatorship, Divorce, Estates, Guardianship, Paternity, Termination Parental Rights, Wills)
Practice Areas
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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