How Does the Mississippi Chancery Court Work?

Mississippi Chancery Courts are trial courts with jurisdiction over matters of equity such as:

• Domestic matters, including adoptions
• Custody disputes and divorces
• Guardianships
• Sanity hearings
• Wills
• Trusts
• Challenges to the constitutionality of state laws

Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over juvenile matters in counties that do not have County Courts. Judges in the Chancery Courts are usually referred to as chancellors. Chancellors may appoint a lawyer in private practice to sit as a youth court referee to arbitrate in juvenile matters such as abuse, delinquency, and neglect. A chancellor typically hears Chancery Court trials without a jury; however, Mississippi statutes allow the parties in a case to request a jury in the Chancery Court. Land records in the state are filed in the Chancery Courts.

There are 20 Chancery Court Districts in Mississippi. The number of chancery judges per district varies between one and four. Among other factors, the number of chancellors in a chancery district is determined by the population and number of cases filed in the district. Mississippi Chancery Districts and the counties served are listed below:

• 1st Chancery District - Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Monroe, and Union Counties
• 2nd Chancery District - Scott, Newton, and Jasper Counties
• 3rd Chancery District - DeSoto, Tate, Panola, Yalobusha, Grenada, and Montgomery Counties
• 4th Chancery District - Franklin, Amite, Pike, and Walthall Counties
• 5th Chancery District - Hinds County
• 6th Chancery District - Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Kemper, Neshoba, and Winston Counties
• 7th Chancery District - Bolivar, Coahoma, LeFlore, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties
• 8th Chancery District - Hancock, Harrison, and Stone Counties
• 9th Chancery District - Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, and Washington Counties
• 10th Chancery District - Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, and Perry Counties
• 11th Chancery District - Holmes, Leake, Madison, and Yazoo Counties
• 12th Chancery District - Clarke and Lauderdale Counties
• 13th Chancery District - Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, and Smith Counties
• 14th Chancery District - Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Webster Counties
• 15th Chancery District - Copiah, and Lincoln Counties
• 16th Chancery District - George, Greene, and Jackson Counties
• 17th Chancery District - Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson, and Wilkinson Counties
• 18th Chancery District - Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tippah Counties
• 19th Chancery District - Jones and Wayne Counties
• 20th Chancery District - Rankin County

53 Chancery Court judges serve in the 20 Chancery Court Districts. The judges are each elected to four-year terms in non-partisan elections. To be eligible to serve as a Chancery Judge, an individual is required to:

• Be at least 26 years old
• Be a district resident for at least five years
• Be a resident of Mississippi for five years
• Have at least five years of experience as an attorney

Chancery Court judges may be removed:

• By the Governor upon the joint address of two-thirds of both houses of the Mississippi legislature.
• By impeachment on the votes of two-thirds of the house of representatives, and two-thirds removal vote by the senate
• By a recommendation of the Judicial Performance Commission

Interested persons may view court records for Mississippi Chancery Courts that participate in the Mississippi Electronic Courts (MEC) project through its Public Access Mississippi Electronic Case Management system, PAMEC. PAMEC allows the public to view case information for most of the courts in the state.

To view case information for cases in the trial courts, a PAMEC login will be required. A PAMEC login may be acquired from the PAMEC registration page. The platform requires a $10 annual subscription fee. Users may select “Pay Online” to pay the annual fee by debit/credit card or electronic check, which will allow same-day access to the MEC system. Users who select “Mail a Physical Check” will have their access to the system delayed until the check is received and processed.

To obtain actual court records, visit the Chancery Court location below:

Chancery Courts in Adams County

Adams County Chancery Court

115 S Wall Street, PO Box 1006

Natchez, MS 39121

Phone: (601) 446–6684

Fax: (601) 445–7913

Chancery Courts in Alcorn County

Alcorn County Chancery Court

501 Waldron Street, PO Box 69

Corinth, MS 38835

Phone: (662) 286–7700

Fax: (662) 286–7706

Chancery Courts in Amite County

Amite County Chancery Court

Courthouse Square

243 W Main Street, PO Box 680

Liberty, MS 39645

Phone: (601) 657–8022

Fax: (601) 657–8288

Chancery Courts in Attala County

Attala County Chancery Court

230 W Washington Street

Kosciusko, MS 39090

Phone: (662) 289–2921

Fax: (662) 289–7662

Chancery Courts in Benton County

Benton County Chancery Court

Benton County Courthouse

PO Box 218

Ashland, MS 38603

Phone: (662) 224–6300

Fax: (662) 224–6303

Chancery Courts in Bolivar County

Bolivar County Chancery Court - 1st District

PO Box 238

Rosedale, MS 38769

Phone: (662) 759–3762

Fax: (662) 759–3467

Bolivar County Chancery Court - 2nd District

PO Box 789

Cleveland, MS 38732

Phone: (662) 843–2071

Fax: (662) 846–2940

Chancery Courts in Calhoun County

Calhoun County Chancery Court

Calhoun County Courthouse

103 W Main Street, PO Box 8

Pittsboro, MS 38951

Phone: (662) 412–3117

Fax: (662) 412–3111

Chancery Courts in Carroll County

Carroll County Chancery Court - 1st District

Carroll County Courthouse

600 Lexington Street, PO Box 60

Carrollton, MS 38917

Phone: (662) 237–9274

Fax: (662) 237–9642

Carroll County Chancery Court - 2nd District

Carroll County Courthouse

803 Front Street, PO Box 6

Vaiden, MS 39176

Phone: (662) 464–5476

Fax: (662) 464–5407

Chancery Courts in Chickasaw County

Chickasaw County Chancery Court - 1st District

Chickasaw County First District Courthouse

1 Pinson Square, Room 2

Houston, MS 38851

Phone: (662) 456–2513

Fax: (662) 456–5295

Chickasaw County Chancery Court - 2nd District

Chickasaw County Second District Courthouse

234 W Main Street, Room 201

Okolona, MS 38860

Phone: (662) 447–2092

Fax: (662) 447–5024

Chancery Courts in Choctaw County

Choctaw County Chancery Court

Choctaw County Courthouse

22 E Quinn Street, PO Box 250

Ackerman, MS 39735

Phone: (662) 285–6329

Fax: (662) 285–3444

Chancery Courts in Claiborne County

Claiborne County Chancery Court

410 Market Street, PO Box 449

Port Gibson, MS 39150

Phone: (601) 437–4992

Fax: (601) 437–3137

Chancery Courts in Clarke County

Clarke County Chancery Court

101 S Archusa Avenue, PO Box 689

Quitman, MS 39355

Phone: (662) 776–2126

Fax: (601) 776–2756

Chancery Courts in Clay County

Clay County Chancery Court

205 Court Street, PO Box 815

West Point, MS 39773

Phone: (662) 494–3124

Fax: (662) 492–4059

Chancery Courts in Coahoma County

Coahoma County Chancery Court

115 1st Street, PO Box 98

Clarksdale, MS 38614

Phone: (662) 624–3000

Fax: (662) 624–3040

Chancery Courts in Copiah County

Copiah County Chancery Court

Copiah County Chancery Complex

122 S Lowe Street, PO Box 507

Hazlehurst, MS 39083

Phone: (601) 894–3021

Fax: (601) 894–4081

Chancery Courts in Covington County

Covington County Chancery Court

101 S Elm Avenue, PO Box 1679

Collins, MS 39428

Phone: (601) 765–4242

Fax: (601) 765–5016

Chancery Courts in Desoto County

DeSoto County Chancery Court

2535 Highway 51 S, Room 104, PO Box 949

Hernando, MS 38632

Phone: (662) 469–8005

Fax: (662) 469–8308

Chancery Courts in Forrest County

Forrest County Chancery Court

Paul B. Johnson Chancery Building

641 N Main Street, PO Box 951

Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Phone: (601) 545–6040

Fax: (601) 545–6017

Chancery Courts in Franklin County

Franklin County Chancery Court

36 Main Street E, PO Box 297

Meadville, MS 39653

Phone: (601) 384–2330

Fax: (601) 384–5864

Chancery Courts in George County

George County Chancery Court

George County Courthouse

355 Cox Street, Suite A

Lucedale, MS 39452

Phone: (601) 947–4801

Fax: (601) 947–1300

Chancery Courts in Greene County

Greene County Chancery Court

400 Main Street, PO Box 610

Leakesville, MS 39451

Phone: (601) 394–2377

Fax: (601) 394–4445

Chancery Courts in Grenada County

Grenada County Chancery Court

59 Greene Street, PO Box 1208

Grenada, MS 38902

Phone: (662) 226–1821

Fax: (662) 227–2860

Chancery Courts in Hancock County

Hancock County Chancery Court

152 Main Street, Suite A

Bay Street Louis, MS 39520

Phone: (228) 467–5406

Fax: (228) 467–3159

Chancery Courts in Harrison County

Harrison County Chancery Court - 1st District

1801 23rd Avenue, PO Drawer CC

Gulfport, MS 39502

Fax: (228) 214–1513

Harrison County Chancery Court - 2nd District

730 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, PO Box 544

Biloxi, MS 39533

Phone: (228) 435–8220

Fax: (228) 435–8292

Chancery Courts in Hinds County

Hinds County Chancery Court - 1st District

316 S President Street, PO Box 686

Jackson, MS 39205

Phone: (601) 968–6540

Fax: (601) 968–5535

Hinds County Chancery Court - 2nd District

Hinds County Courthouse Annex

127 W Main Street, PO Box 88

Raymond, MS 39154

Phone: (601) 857–8055

Fax: (601) 857–4953

Chancery Courts in Holmes County

Holmes County Chancery Court

PO Box 1211

Lexington, MS 39095

Phone: (662) 834–2508

Fax: (662) 834–1872

Chancery Courts in Humphreys County

Humphreys County Chancery Court

102 Castleman Street, PO Box 547

Belzoni, MS 39038

Phone: (662) 247–1740

Fax: (662) 247–0101

Chancery Courts in Issaquena County

Issaquena County Chancery Court

129 Court Street, PO Box 27

Mayersville, MS 39113

Phone: (662) 873–2761

Fax: (662) 873–2061

Chancery Courts in Jackson County

Jackson County Chancery Court

2915 Canty Street, PO Box 998

Pascagoula, MS 39568

Phone: (228) 769–3131

Fax: (228) 769–3397

Chancery Courts in Jasper County

Jasper County Chancery Court - 1st District

Jasper County Courthouse

1782 Highway 503, PO Box 38

Paulding, MS 39348

Phone: (601) 727–4941

Fax: (601) 727–4475

Chancery Court - 2nd District

Jasper County Courthouse

27 W 8th Avenue, PO Box 1047

Bay Springs, MS 39422

Phone: (601) 764–3368

Fax: (601) 764–3999

Chancery Courts in Jefferson Davis County

Jefferson Davis County Chancery Court

2426 Pearl Avenue, PO Box 1137

Prentiss, MS 39474

Phone: (601) 792–4204

Fax: (601) 792–2894

Chancery Courts in Jones County

Jones County Chancery Court - 1st District

101 N Court Street, Suite D, PO Box 248

Ellisville, MS 39437

Phone: (601) 477–3307

Fax: (601) 477–1240

Chancery Court - 2nd District

415 N 5th Avenue, PO Box 1468

Laurel, MS 39441

Phone: (601) 428–0527

Fax: (601) 428–3610

Chancery Courts in Kemper County

Kemper County Chancery Court

PO Box 188

De Kalb, MS 39328

Phone: (601) 743–2460

Fax: (601) 743–2789

Chancery Courts in Lafayette County

Lafayette County Chancery Court

Lafayette County Chancery Building

300 N Lamar Boulevard, PO Box 1240

Oxford, MS 38655

Phone: (662) 234–2131

Fax: (662) 234–5038

Chancery Courts in Lamar County

Lamar County Chancery Court

Gamble Chancery Building

403 Main Street, PO Box 247

Purvis, MS 39475

Phone: (601) 794–8504

Fax: (601) 794–3903

Chancery Courts in Lauderdale County

Lauderdale County Chancery Court

Lauderdale County Courthouse

500 Constitution Avenue, PO Box 1587

Meridian, MS 39302

Phone: (601) 482–9701

Chancery Courts in Lawrence County

Lawrence County Chancery Court

Lawrence County Courthouse

517 E Broad Street, PO Box 821

Monticello, MS 39654

Phone: (601) 587–7162

Fax: (601) 587–0750

Chancery Courts in Leake County

Leake County Chancery Court

PO Box 72

Carthage, MS 39051

Phone: (601) 267–7371

Fax: (601) 267–6137

Chancery Courts in Lee County

Lee County Chancery Court

Lee County Justice Center

200 W Jefferson Street, PO Box 7127

Tupelo, MS 38802

Phone: (662) 841–9100

Fax: (662) 680–6091

Chancery Courts in Leflore County

Leflore County Chancery Court

PO Box 250

Greenwood, MS 38935

Phone: (662) 453–6203

Fax: (662) 455–7965

Chancery Courts in Lincoln County

Lincoln County Chancery Court

Lincoln County/Brookhaven Government Complex

301 S 1st Street, PO Box 555

Brookhaven, MS 39602

Phone: (601) 835–3411

Fax: (601) 835–3423

Chancery Courts in Lowndes County

Lowndes County Chancery Court

Lowndes County Courthouse

505 2nd Avenue N, PO Box 684

Columbus, MS 39703

Phone: (662) 329–5844

Fax: 622–241–1913

Chancery Courts in Madison County

Madison County Chancery Court

146 W Center Street, PO Box 404

Canton, MS 39046

Phone: (601) 859–1177

Fax: (601) 859–5759

Chancery Courts in Marion County

Marion County Chancery Court

Marion County Courthouse

250 Broad Street, Suite 2

Columbia, MS 39429

Phone: (601) 736–2691

Fax: (601) 444–0206

Chancery Courts in Marshall County

Marshall County Chancery Court

128 E Van Dorn Avenue, PO Box 219

Holly Springs, MS 38635

Phone: (662) 252–4431

Fax: (662) 252–0004

Chancery Courts in Monroe County

Monroe County Chancery Court

Monroe County Chancery Building

201 W Commerce Street, PO Box 578

Aberdeen, MS 39730

Phone: (662) 369–8143

Fax: (662) 369–7928

Chancery Courts in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Chancery Court

614 Summit Street, PO Box 71

Winona, MS 38967

Phone: (662) 283–2333

Fax: (662) 283–2233

Chancery Courts in Neshoba County

Neshoba County Chancery Court

401 E Beacon Street, Suite 107

Philadelphia, MS 39350

Phone: (601) 656–3581

Fax: (601) 656–5915

Chancery Courts in Newton County

Newton County Chancery Court

Newton County Courthouse

92 W Broad Street, PO Box 68

Decatur, MS 39327

Phone: (601) 635–2367

Fax: (601) 635–3479

Chancery Courts in Noxubee County

Noxubee County Chancery Court

505 S Jefferson Street

Macon, MS 39341

Phone: (662) 726–4243

Fax: (662) 726–2272

Chancery Courts in Oktibbeha County

Oktibbeha County Chancery Court

Oktibbeha County Courthouse

101 E Main Street

Starkville, MS 39759

Phone: (662) 323–5834

Fax: (662) 338–1064

Chancery Courts in Panola County

Panola County Chancery Court - 1st District

215 S Pocahontas Street

Sardis, MS 38666

Phone: (662) 487–2070

Fax: (662) 487–3559

Panola County Chancery Court - 2nd District

151 Public Square

Batesville, MS 38606

Phone: (662) 563–6205

Fax: (662) 563–6277

Chancery Courts in Pearl River County

Pearl River County Chancery Court

200 S Main Street, PO Box 431

Poplarville, MS 39470

Phone: (601) 403–2300

Fax: (601) 403–2317

Chancery Courts in Perry County

Perry County Chancery Court

Perry County Courthouse

103 S Main Street, PO Box 198

New Augusta, MS 39462

Phone: (601) 964–8398

Fax: (601) 964–8265

Chancery Courts in Pontotoc County

Pontotoc County Chancery Court

34 S Liberty Street, PO Box 209

Pontotoc, MS 38863

Phone: (662) 489–3900

Fax: (662) 489–3940

Chancery Courts in Prentiss County

Prentiss County Chancery Court

101 N Main Street, PO Box 477

Booneville, MS 38829

Phone: (662) 728–8151

Fax: (662) 728–2007

Chancery Courts in Quitman County

Quitman County Chancery Court

220 Chestnut Street, Suite 2

Marks, MS 38646

Phone: (662) 326–2661

Fax: (662) 326–8004

Chancery Courts in Rankin County

Rankin County Chancery Court

Rankin County Courthouse Annex

211 E Government Street, Suite D

Brandon, MS 39042

Phone: (601) 825–1469

Fax: (601) 824–7116

Chancery Courts in Scott County

Scott County Chancery Court

100 E 1st Street, PO Box 630

Forest, MS 39074

Phone: (601) 469–1922

Fax: (601) 469–5180

Chancery Courts in Sharkey County

Sharkey County Chancery Court

120 Locust Street, PO Box 218

Rolling Fork, MS 39159

Phone: (662) 873–2755

Fax: (662) 873–6045

Chancery Courts in Simpson County

Simpson County Chancery Court Building

111 W Pine Avenue, PO Box 367

Mendenhall, MS 39114

Phone: (601) 847–2626

Fax: (601) 847–7016

Chancery Courts in Smith County

Smith County Chancery Court Building

201 Courthouse Square, PO Box 39

Raleigh, MS 39153

Phone: (601) 782–9811

Fax: (601) 782–4690

Chancery Courts in Stone County

Stone County Chancery Court

323 E Cavers Avenue, PO Drawer 7

Wiggins, MS 39577

Phone: (601) 928–5266

Fax: (601) 928–6464

Chancery Courts in Sunflower County

Sunflower County Chancery Court

PO Box 988

Indianola, MS 38751

Fax: (662) 887–7054

Chancery Courts in Tallahatchie County

Tallahatchie County Chancery Court - 1st District

1 Court Square, PO Box 350

Charleston, MS 38921

Phone: (662) 647–5551

Fax: (662) 647–3702

Tallahatchie County Chancery Court - 2nd District

PO Box 180

Sumner, MS 38957

Phone: (662) 375–8731

Fax: (662) 375–7252

Chancery Courts in Tate County

Tate County Chancery Court

201 Ward Street

Senatobia, MS 38668

Phone: (662) 562–5661

Fax: (662) 560–6205

Chancery Courts in Tippah County

Tippah County Chancery Court

Tippah County Chancery Courthouse

101 E Spring Street

Ripley, MS 38663

Phone: (662) 837–7374

Fax: (662) 837–7148

Chancery Courts in Tishomingo County

Tishomingo County Chancery Court

1008 Battleground Dr

Iuka, MS 38852

Phone: (662) 423–7010

Fax: (662) 423–7005

Chancery Courts in Tunica County

Tunica County Chancery Court

1300 School Street, PO Box 217

Tunica, MS 38676

Phone: (662) 363–2451

Fax: (662) 357–5934

Chancery Courts in Union County

Union County Chancery Court

Union County Chancery Building

109 E Main Street, PO Box 847

New Albany, MS 38652

Phone: (662) 534–1900

Fax: (662) 534–1907

Chancery Courts in Walthall County

Walthall County Chancery Court

200 Ball Avenue, PO Box 351

Tylertown, MS 39667

Phone: (601) 876–3553

Fax: (601) 876–6026

Chancery Courts in Warren County

Warren County Chancery Court

1009 Cherry Street, PO Box 351

Vicksburg, MS 39181

Phone: (601) 636–4415

Fax: (601) 630–8185

Chancery Courts in Washington County

Washington County Chancery Court

PO Box 309

Greenville, MS 38702

Phone: (662) 332–1595

Fax: (662) 334–2725

Chancery Courts in Wayne County

Wayne County Chancery Court

609 Azalea Dr

Waynesboro, MS 39367

Phone: (601) 735–2873

Fax: (601) 735–6224

Chancery Courts in Webster County

Webster County Chancery Court

PO Box 398

Walthall, MS 39771

Phone: (662) 258–4131

Fax: (662) 258–7686

Chancery Courts in Wilkinson County

Wilkinson County Chancery Court

525 Main Street, PO Box 516

Woodville, MS 39669

Phone: (601) 888–4381

Fax: (601) 888–6776

Chancery Courts in Winston County

Winston County Chancery Court

115 S Court Avenue, PO Box 69

Louisville, MS 39339

Phone: (662) 773–3631

Fax: (662) 773–8814

Chancery Courts in Yalobusha County

Yalobusha County Chancery Court - 1st District

14400 Main Street, PO Box 260

Coffeeville, MS 38922

Phone: (662) 675–2716

Fax: (662) 675–8004

Yalobusha County Chancery Court - 2nd District

201 Blackmur Dr, PO Box 664

Water Valley, MS 38965

Phone: (662) 473–2091

Fax: (662) 473–3622

Chancery Courts in Yazoo County

Yazoo County Chancery Court

211 E Broadway Street, PO Box 68

Yazoo City, MS 39194

Phone: (662) 746–2661

Fax: (662) 746–3893