Ann Saunders, Sabreen Sharrief, and Dorothy Triplett v. State of Mississippi; State of Mississippi, ex rel. Tate…

Summary

The court upheld the statutory inferior court created for the Capitol Complex Improvement District, concluding that existing appeal and certiorari mechanisms provide sufficient constitutional-court supervision. It invalidated House Bill 1020, Section 1, because that provision created unelected circuit judgeships with powers equivalent to elected judges and fixed terms rather than constitutionally required election. The court also upheld the temporary-appointment authority in Mississippi Code Section 9-1-105(2) and affirmed dismissal of the Chief Justice and circuit clerk as defendants.