Jim Kitchens' Biography
- Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court (MS) - District 1 Place 3, Non-partisan
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Contact Information
Office
Carroll Gartin Justice Building
450 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Post Office Box 249
Jackson, MS 39205
Full Name:
James 'Jim' W. Kitchens
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 5 Children: Suzannah, Matthew, Daniel, Rebecca, John
Birth Date:
04/29/1943
Birth Place:
Crystal Springs, MS
Home City:
Crystal Springs, MS
JD, University of Mississippi, Oxford, 1967
BS, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1964
Candidate, Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court, Mississippi Supreme Court, District 1 Place 3, 2024
No caucus information on file.
Presiding Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 3, 2017-present
Founding Partner, Kitchens & Ellis Law Firm, 1991-present
Associate Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 1, 2009-2017
District Attorney, 1971, 1975, 1979
Deacon/ Sunday School Teacher, First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs
Member, Mississippi Prosecutors Association
Member, National District Attorneys Association
Father's Occupation:
Operator, farm in rural Copiah County and a small grocery business in Crystal Springs.
Veteran, WWII
Favorite Movie:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite TV Shows:
PBS Shows
Westerns
Mother's Name:
Edith Kitchens
Mother's Occupation:
Retired, Piano Teacher
Number of Grandchildren:
12