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Michael P. Mills began his journey to Federal Judge
in 1975 at Itawamba Community College where he received his Associates Degree. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at the
University of Mississippi in 1978. Two years later, he finished law school at Ole Miss and began
practicing law.
“I didn’t have any reason to become a lawyer, except that I
wanted to go into public service to help people.” Mills said.
Over the course of his 33-year career, Judge Mills has
helped a lot of people. His most
famous case was in 1997 when he tried the De La Beckwith trial on the
murder of Medgar Evers. Judge
Mills upheld the conviction and sentenced Beckwith to life in prison for
first-degree murder.
Judge Mills served in the Mississippi House of
Representatives for 9 years and then served as a Justice on the Mississippi
Supreme Court from 1995-2001. In
2001, Mills was recognized by former President George W. Bush and nominated to
the United States Federal Court system.
However, Mike Mills is not your typical judge. In fact, he’s not just called “Your
Honor”. He has a title that no
other federal judge can claim.
For more on Judge Mills’ unique title, Click Here.
It should be clarified that Judge Mills did not "try" the Evers case as stated in the article. He was on the Miss. Supreme Court and wrote the opinion affirming Evers' conviction when taken up on appeal.
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