Jenny Virden Slated to be Next U.S. Magistrate for Northern District
On Friday I learned that Jenny Virden has been selected as the next U.S. Magistrate for the Northern District of Mississippi. I asked around and apparently I am the last person to know this.
Here is Ms. Virden's bio on the Chapman, Lewis & Swan website.
I do not recall ever having a case with Virden, but everyone who I talked to about her has been effusive in their praise of her legal abilities. She has the sweet spot of experience that I like to see in Magistrate Judge appointments by having civil litigation experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides. Many (but not all) attorneys without that dual experience have a blind spot in their views toward the other side.
Virden will be based in Greenville. Magistrate Judge David Sanders will move from Greenville to Aberdeen.
Magistrate Judge Jerry Davis is retiring, which created the vacancy that Virden will fill. Judge Davis is probably the most popular magistrate judge in the state among attorneys and will be missed.
