1st Judicial District
801 Main St.
Rosedale, MS 38769
662-759-3762
2nd Judicial District
200 S. Court St.
Cleveland, MS 38732
662-846-5877
CHANCERY COURT
CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT
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Bolivar and Coahoma Counties are situated in Subdistrict 1 of the 7th Chancery Court District
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Leflore, Tallahatchie, Quitman and Tunica Counties comprise Subdistrict 2 of the 7th Chancery Court District.
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There are three Chancellors who serve the 7th District* Coahoma and Bolivar County qualified voters elects the Chancellor for Subdistrict 1 * Leflore, Tallahatchie, Quitman and Tunica County qualified voters elects the Chancellor for Subdistrict 2
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Either Chancellor may hear matters in Chancery Court in any of the Counties located in the 7th District
Jurisdictions
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The Chancery Court has original jurisdiction in all matters of :
* equity
* divorce and alimony
* testamentary and administration
* minor’s business
* cases of idiocy, mental health cases
* cases in which said Court has jurisdiction under the laws in force when the Constitution was put in operation
* suits to try title and cancel deeds and other clouds upon title to real estate
* to also decree, possession, to displace possession, and to decree rents and compensation for improvements and taxes
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The Chancery Court also has jurisdiction concurrent with Circuit Court regarding:
* Suits of bonds of fiduciaries and public officers for failure to account for money or property received or wasted or lost by neglect or failure to collect
* Suits involving inquiry into matters of mutual accounts, but if the plaintiff brings his suit in the Circuit Court, that Court may on application of the defendant, transfer to the Chancery Court, if it appears that the accounts to be investigated are mutual and complicated.
Term Of Court
Judge Farris-Carter’s terms of court in Coahoma County are held for 1 week each beginning First Monday in April Third Monday in June Fourth Monday in September
Judge Farris-Carter’s terms of court in Bolivar County are held for 1 week each beginning:
In Rosedale - First District of Bolivar County First Monday in March
In Cleveland Second District of Bolivar County
Second Monday in January
Third Monday in April
Second Monday in July
First Monday in October
P.O. Box 1787
Cleveland, Ms 38732
Ph: (662)-843-2111
Fax: (662)-843-3382
Catherine Farris- Carter
Chancery Court Judge
Bennie Parks
Court Administrator
Jay Prescott
Law Clerk