Couple of MS Legal Trivia Notes

• In the 2008 MS Legislative Session there are 39 lawyers serving, 9 in the Senate (17%) and 30 in the House (25%)
• Did you know Mississippi currently pays trial judges $104,000 per year, Court of Appeals judges $105,000 per year, and Supreme Court Justices $113,000 per year. This while the average income of a sole practitioner in MS $150,637 and the average for a Partner/Shareholder is $227,110 per the Mississippi Bar's 2006 Economic and Technology Survey
• There are currently6,780 active members of the Mississippi Bar with over 3,000 of those practicing in Jackson metro area