Chancellor Gene Fair Appointed to Court of Appeals
Gov. Barbour appointed Chancellor Gene Fair of Hattiesburg to the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Wednesday to fill the term of the retiring Judge William Meyers. Here is the Clarion-Ledger article on the appointment. Judge Fair has served as a chancellor since 2007 of the district that covers Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River and Perry counties.
I have not appeared before Judge Fair and do not know him. But for some reason, he sounds fair.
I strongly favor former chancellors holding some of the seats on the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Chancery court law is often a lot different from Circuit Court law—as I am often reminded when I have to venture into chancery court.
It makes sense to have former chancellors on the appellate courts. I have heard numerous lawyers express similar sentiments over the years.
And how can you do better than a judge named Fair? If I were him, my campaign slogan would be: "Keep it Fair."
Judge Primeaux spoke highly of him, and hey, "Judge Fair" is even better than "Judge Friendly."
... That reminds me of the pity I feel for capital-murder defendants named Slaughter, and similar nominclaturally-impaired appellants.
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I've been in front of Judge Fair. Great guy. He'll be a fantastic addition.
And Phil, you are so clever with your ad slogans. Wow.