Michael K. Randolph

Michael K. Randolph
Associate Justice on Supreme Court of Mississippi
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Appointed by	Gov. Haley Barbour
Preceded by	Edwin L. Pittman
Personal details
Born	1946
Spouse(s)	Kathy

The Hon. Michael K. Randolph (born 1946) is an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He represents District 2 Place 3.

Early years

Randolph is the son of a construction worker who had a third-grade education.^[1]

He served as an air traffic controller in Vietnam with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division and was honorably discharged in 1967.

In 1972, he graduated from Rollins College, and two years later, he earned a Juris doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law.^[1][2] While in law school, he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve, attending the Naval Justice School, and serving as an attorney with the Judge Advocate General Corps. He received an honorable discharge in 1975.

Career

From 1975 until 2004, Randolph practiced law in Biloxi, Mississippi and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On April 23, 2004, Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Randolph to the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve the unexpired term of former Chief Justice Edwin L. Pittman.^[3] In November 2004, Randolph was elected to the Supreme Court for an eight year term that began January 1, 2005.^[4]

President Ronald Reagan appointed Randolph to serve on the National Coal Council. Randolph has also served on the board of directors for William Carey College, and he was past president of the South Central Mississippi Bar Association.

Personal life

Justice Randolph is married to Kathy Webb Randolph. He has three children and three grandchildren. He is a member of Temple Baptist Church.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Justice Michael K. and Kathy Randolph. olemiss.edu. Fall/Winter 2007-2008. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/law_school/umlaw_mag/umlawfall07/umlawyerprimer/campaignupdate.html. 
2. ^ State of Mississippi Supreme Court: Michael K. Randolph
3. ^ "Governor’s Remarks: Michael K. Randolph Appointed to the Supreme Court". governorbarbour.com. April 23, 2004. http://www.governorbarbour.com/speeches/randolph.html. Retrieved 2009-02-10. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Associate Justice Michael K. Randolph District 2 Place 3". mssc.state.ms.us. http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicerandolph.html. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 

Persondata
Name	Randolph, Michael K.
Alternative names
Short description	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Date of birth	1946
Place of birth
Date of death
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