Such agreement shall be filed with the circuit court clerk of any county where such agreement shall be operative. (4) A county prosecuting attorney or municipal prosecuting attorney may be designated by the district attorney to appear on behalf of the district attorney pursuant to an agreement relating to appearances in certain courts or proceedings in the county of the county prosecuting attorney or in the municipality of the municipal prosecuting attorney. (3) The validity of any judgment or sentence shall not be affected by the division of jurisdiction under this section, and no judgment or sentence may be reversed or modified upon the basis that the case was not processed according to this section. (2) The district attorney may transfer any case handled by him to a county prosecuting attorney when charges in such case no longer constitute a felony.

Any district attorney may also institute and prosecute to final judgment or decree any case in the name of the state against any person or corporation for any violation of the constitution or the laws of this state, in order to enforce any penalties, fines or forfeitures imposed by law in any court of his district having jurisdiction, with like effect as if the suit was instituted by the attorney general. (1) It shall be the duty of the district attorney to represent the state in all matters coming before the grand juries of the counties within his district and to appear in the circuit courts and prosecute for the state in his district all criminal prosecutions and all civil cases in which the state or any county within his district may be interested but if two (2) or more counties are adversely interested, the district attorney shall not represent either. Process papers, subpoenas, and warrants are served by Constables who are elected officials.ДЄ 1984 statute by the Mississippi Legislature requiring a competent number of justice court judges in each county eliminated the Justice of the Peace System and established the present Justice Court System. The officers of the court consist of Justice Court Clerk, or Court Administrator, 12 deputy clerks, a bailiff and four judges. Justice Court works cooperatively with the Public Service Commissioner and received monies resulting from periodicВ vehicle inspection roadblocks. It issues process papers, subpoenas and warrants requiring an appearance in court on a specified date. It also holds court to settleВ criminal violations occurring outside the municipalitiesВ but within the county and performsВ marriage ceremonies. It holds court for citizens who protest such citations.

Citizen of district he/she serves (not subdistrict if divided)ДЄdditionally, Justice Court handles fines resulting fromВ citations by theВ Mississippi Highway PatrolВ andВ Fish and Wildlife DepartmentВ officers.

Citizen of state for at least five years.

While it is valuable to continually study the courts and seek improvement therein, it is noted that the alternative to no courts is not acceptable in a civilized society.

The Circuit Court with all its attendant costs is generally the most expensive court in a county, but its work is too important to be compromised or sacrificed, and its work must be supported at an efficient and operable level.

Juries are widely used in the Circuit Court, with a unanimous vote of 12 required for a criminal conviction, but only 9 of 12 required for a decision in a civil proceeding. Appeals from the Circuit Courts are to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Circuit Court tries felony criminal cases (as well as misdemeanors on appeal) and civil actions involving issues of $2,500 and above.

Districts, created by the legislature and/or the federal courts, vary considerably as to size, population and configuration. Mississippi has 22 Circuit Court Districts with 49 judges presiding therein.

Civil action and criminal appeals from County Court.

Jasper county