Gartin Justice Building
450 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Post Office Box 249
Jackson, MS 39205
Full Name:
Josiah Dennis Coleman
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ashleigh; 3 Children
Home City:
Fentress, MS
JD, School of Law, University of Mississippi, 1996-1999
BA, History/Philosophy, University of Mississippi, 1991-1995
Candidate, Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 3 Place 3, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Associate Justice, Mississippi State Supreme Court, District 3 Place 3, 2013-present
Former Intern, Policy Research, Mississippi Secretary of State
Former Law Clerk, United States Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander, Oxford
Attorney, Hickman Goza & Spragins, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2007-2012
Attorney, Dunbar Davis, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2004-2007
Attorney, Holland Ray Upchurch & Hillen, Professional Association, 2001-2004
Member, American Inns of Court
Former Member, Board of Deacons, College Hill Presbyterian Church, Oxford
Former Member, Board of Directors, International Guest House, Oxford
Former Treasurer, Criminal Law Society, University of Mississippi School of Law
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, Lafayette County Bar Association
Member, Mississippi Bar Association
Member, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Former Treasurer, Moot Court Board, University of Mississippi School of Law
Volunteer Firefighter, Toccopola Volunteer Fire Department, Pontotoc County