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Mississippi Court Records

Mississippi Court Records

Justices of the peace courts are countywide courts that have records of minor civil and criminal cases.

County courts have jurisdiction with the circuit courts over misdemeanors, appeals from other courts, and some law and equity cases.

Chancery courts are countywide courts that keep records of cases involving equity, divorce, land grants, probate, and guardianship.

Circuit courts are countywide courts that have records of minor civil cases, bastardy, felonies, and appeals from justices of the peace, and municipality and county courts. This court has had exclusive jurisdiction over felonies.

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