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Circuit Judge Stanley Sorey of Raleigh was appointed to the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance on May 31, and Circuit Judge Richelle Lumpkin of Carriere was appointed as the circuit judge alternate member on the Commission.
Gov. Tate Reeves recommended Judge Sorey and Judge Lumpkin to serve on the Commission. Chief Justice Mike Randolph signed the appointment order on May 31. Their terms on the Commission are set to end on Dec. 31, 2027.
The Commission on Judicial Performance investigates allegations of judicial misconduct and makes recommendations for discipline to the Supreme Court. The Commission includes seven members and seven alternates.
Judge Sorey replaces Judge Smith Murphey V of Batesville, who recently left the Commission. Judge Murphey became an alternate member in February 2020 and a member of the Commission in April 2021. Judge Sorey had served as the Circuit Judge alternate on the Commission since April 2021.
Judge Lumpkin was appointed as the County Court alternate member on the Commission in March 2016, and was appointed to a six-year term as a member of the Commission in January 2021. She stepped down as the County Court representative on the Commission before her appointment as Circuit Judge of the 15th Circuit Court in February.
Judge Sorey has served on the 13th Circuit Court bench since January 2016. He is senior judge of the district that includes Covington, Jasper, Simpson and Smith counties. He was in private law practice for more than 16 years before he was elected Circuit Judge. He served as Smith County Prosecutor and municipal prosecutor for the towns of Mize and Taylorsville. He was board attorney for the Smith County Board of Supervisors for 10 years. He was president of the Smith County Bar Association for 14 years.
Judge Sorey served for six years in the Mississippi National Guard, including active duty during Operation Desert Storm.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi College and a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law. He also attended Jones County Junior College, Copiah-Lincoln Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi.
Judge Lumpkin was the first person to serve as County Court Judge for Pearl River County after the Legislature authorized creation of a County Court to relieve a crowded Circuit Court and Youth Court docket. She took office in 2011 and served until the Governor appointed her to the Circuit Court. She previously served by appointment of the Chancery Court as Youth Court referee for eight years, and served as Municipal Judge for the City of Picayune for four years. She also served for eight years as Pearl River County Prosecutor.
She earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi and a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law.
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