U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
Jackson, MS, USA
NOTICE FOR APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Due to the planned retirement of Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker on November 2, 2026, and with the approval of both the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council and the Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judges System of the Judicial Conference of the United States to fill the vacancy, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi is receiving applications for the position of Magistrate Judge assigned to the District’s Eastern Division in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The duty station for this position is the William M. Colmer Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Hattiesburg, and the successful candidate must reside in, or relocate to, the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. The appointment will be effective upon the successful candidate’s acceptable completion of the required FBI background investigation but no earlier than November 3, 2026.
The duties of the position are demanding...