The Mississippi Bar

643 North State Street

Jackson, Mississippi 39202

http://www.msbar.org

The Mississippi Bar has roots tracing back to an 1821 voluntary organization but wasn’t officially established as a unified effort until 1906. The Mississippi Bar is a mandatory organization that has over 10,000 members. The mission of the association is to serve the public good by promoting excellence in the profession and justice system. Additionally, the goals of the association include assuring the highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity, civility, and professionalism in the practice of law, increase public trust and understanding in the system and profession, increase equal access to fair and impartial courts, and advance judiciary excellence through promoting a competent and impartial judiciary. It is required of every Mississippi Bar member to achieve 12 credits of continuing legal education each year.

The Mississippi Bar is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have ethical obligations and may be held individually accountable for their conduct within the legal system. Prosecutors contribute to just and honorable legal profession and a legal system that promotes fairness and accountability.

Violations of these rules can result in disciplinary actions which may include sanctions, suspension, or disbarment.

This information has been curated by journalists and private citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].

Mississippi Public Records Act

Miss. Code Ann. 25-61-1 et seq.

The Mississippi Public Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels. Records are defined as "all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproductions thereof, and any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been used, being in use, or prepared, possessed or retained for use in the conduct, transaction or performance of any business, transaction, work, duty or function of any public body, or required to be maintained by any public body."

Anyone can request access to Mississippi’s public records and no state of purpose is required. There are no restrictions placed on the use of records.The Mississippi Public Records Act states that, if not decided upon by the individual department, departments have one working day to respond to PRA requests. However, departments may establish their own time limits of up to fourteen working days.

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