Leslie King's Biography
- Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court (MS) - District 1 Place 2, Non-partisan
Contact Information
Office
Gartin Justice Building
450 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Post Office Box 249
Jackson, MS 39205
Full Name:
Leslie D. King
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Greenville, MS
Home City:
Greenville, MS
JD, Texas Southern University School of Law, 1973
Graduated, University of Mississippi, 1970
Candidate, Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 2, 2020
Appointed by Governor Haley Barbour, Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, District 1, Place 2, March 1, 2011
Representative, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1980-1994
Former Vice Chair, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Former Member, Environmental Protection Council Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Former Member, Housing Finance Oversight Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Former Member, Universities and Colleges Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives
Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1988-1991
Chair, Mississippi Black Legislative Caucus, 1988
Presiding Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 2, 2019-present
Former Youth Court Prosecutor, Metcalfe
Former Municipal Court Judge, Metcalfe
Former Public Defender, Metcalfe
Former Youth Court Counselor, Washington County
Associate Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 1 Place 2, 2011-2019
Chief Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2004-2011
Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 1995-2004
Member, Saint Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church