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    • Judge John Shirley, while serving as a Justice Court Judge, was selected by a Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve on the Commission on Judicial Performance, an agency that investigates allegations of misconduct by a judge.   He was appointed to the Commission in 2004 and then reappointed in 2008.   Since 2004, while serving on the Commission, he has reviewed judicial misconduct allegations, participated in and conducted hearings, and made recommendations to the Mississippi Supreme Court that have included removal of a judge from office.

  • Currently
    • Justice Court Judge
    • Youth Court Judge
    • Municipal Court Judge
    • Law Enforcement Academy Instructor -- More than 11 years
    • Guardian Ad Litem (Attorney for abused children)
    • 24 years of Courtroom Trial experience
    • Seminar Speaker
      • Confessions and Search & Seizure
      • Criminal Trial Procedures
      • Ethical Issues for a Guardian Ad Litem (Attorney for Abused Children)
      • Ethical Issues for Justice Court Judges
      • Ethical Issues for Youth Court Judges
      • Ethical Issues for Youth Court Public Defenders
      • Fundamentals of Holding Court and Courtroom Decorum
      • Procedures Preceding a Criminal Trial
      • Prosecution of Child Abuse
      • Role & Powers of a Guardian Ad Litem
      • Testimony by Children
      • Youth Court Practice
    • Instructor for Attorneys representing Abused Children
    • Private Law Practice

  • Previously
    • Special Municipal Court Judge -- Brandon & Flowood
    • Special County Youth Court Judge -- Rankin County
    • County Court Prosecutor
    • Justice Court Prosecutor
    • Youth Court Prosecutor
    • Circuit Court Prosecutor
    • Special County Prosecutor
    • Attorney for Department of Human Services
    • Graduate Computer Instructor - MS State University
    • Business Law Instructor - Hinds Community College
    • Computer Science Instructor - Hinds Community College

  • Education
    • Doctor of Jurisprudence - M.C. School of Law
    • National Judicial College
      • Advanced Evidence for Judges
      • Advanced Criminal Evidence for Judges
      • Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
      • Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills
      • Evidence in a Courtroom Setting
      • Fourth Amendment - Comprehensive Search & Seizure Training for Trial Judges
      • General Jurisdiction for Judges
      • Impaired Driving Cases
      • Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony for Judges
    • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
      • Advanced Evidence in Family Law
      • Advanced Family Law for Judges
      • Managing Challenging Family Law
    • American Prosecutor's Research Institute
      • Trial Prosecution of Child Abuse
      • Advanced Trial Prosecution of Child Abuse
    • Numerous Judicial & Prosecution Seminars
    • B.S. Computer Science - U.A.B.
    • Graduate Study in Computer Science - MS State University

  • Memberships
    • Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
    • Mississippi Justice Court Judges Association
    • Mississippi Council of Youth Court Judges
    • Mississippi Bar Association
    • Rankin County Bar Association
    • Mississippi Prosecutors Association (former)
    • Mississippi Republican Executive Committee (former)



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P.O. Box 4321, Brandon, MS 39047   

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P.O. Box 4334, Brandon, MS 39047   

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