James W. Kitchens

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James W. Kitchens (born April 29, 1943) is a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He began his eight-year term in January 2009, and was formerly elected the district attorney for the Mississippi counties of Copiah, Lincoln, Pike and Walthall. [1] According to Mississippi Judiciary, Kitchens was "born on April 29, 1943, he graduated from Crystal Springs High School in 1961, then earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1964, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1967." [2]

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  1. "Biography" . Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. "Supreme Court Justices" . Retrieved January 23, 2022.