Ann Hannaford Lamar
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The Hon. Ann Hannaford Lamar of Senatobia, Mississippi
is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
. She represents District 3, Place 1. Justice Lamar is the third woman to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
in 1974.
in 1982.
She practiced law with her husband in Senatobia from May 1982 to August 1987 and from February 1993 through December 1995. Their practice involved litigation in civil, criminal, and domestic relations cases. Their firm represented several governmental entities, including the Tate County Board of Supervisors
Lamar served for a year and 10 months as district attorney in the 17th District. She was an assistant district attorney from August 1987 to January 1993 and from January 1996 to December 1999. Lamar served five and a half years as a circuit judge from the 17th Circuit Court, which is made up of DeSoto, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate and Yalobusha counties. She was appointed to the Circuit Court vacancy created when former Circuit Judge George C. Carlson, Jr. was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 1, 2001.
Lamar was appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court on May 21, 2007. Gov. Haley Barbour
appointed Lamar to the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb. From January to May 2007, she presided over the 17th Circuit Drug Court, supervising program participants in four of the five counties in the district. She concluded a year as chair of the Conference of Circuit Judges in April 2007. She previously served for a year as vice-chair of the conference.
In 2006, Lamar served as president of the William C. Keady American Inns of Court and as a member of the Mississippi Judicial College Board of Governors. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prosecutor’s Association.
Senatobia, Mississippi
Senatobia is a city in and the county seat of Tate County, Mississippi, United States, and is the 15th largest municipality in the Memphis Metropolitan Area. The population was 8,165 at the 2010 census....
is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Supreme Court of Mississippi
The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest court in the state of Mississippi. It was created in the first constitution of the state following its admission as a State of the Union in 1817. Initially it was known as the "High Court of Errors and Appeals." The Court is an appellate court, as...
. She represents District 3, Place 1. Justice Lamar is the third woman to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Early years
Born Ann Hannaford, she is the daughter of former Chancery Judge Leon Hannaford of Senatobia. She attended Northwest Mississippi Junior College 1970-1971 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Delta State UniversityDelta State University
Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta...
in 1974.
Career
Lamar worked as an administrative assistant in the Governor’s Office of Education and Training from 1974 to 1977 while her husband, John T. Lamar Jr., earned a law degree from the Mississippi College School of Law. They returned to Senatobia, where she worked as a court reporter in chancery court for two years. She earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of LawUniversity of Mississippi School of Law
The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law opened in 1854 and is the fourth-oldest state-supported law school in the country...
in 1982.
She practiced law with her husband in Senatobia from May 1982 to August 1987 and from February 1993 through December 1995. Their practice involved litigation in civil, criminal, and domestic relations cases. Their firm represented several governmental entities, including the Tate County Board of Supervisors
Lamar served for a year and 10 months as district attorney in the 17th District. She was an assistant district attorney from August 1987 to January 1993 and from January 1996 to December 1999. Lamar served five and a half years as a circuit judge from the 17th Circuit Court, which is made up of DeSoto, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate and Yalobusha counties. She was appointed to the Circuit Court vacancy created when former Circuit Judge George C. Carlson, Jr. was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 1, 2001.
Lamar was appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court on May 21, 2007. Gov. Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...
appointed Lamar to the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb. From January to May 2007, she presided over the 17th Circuit Drug Court, supervising program participants in four of the five counties in the district. She concluded a year as chair of the Conference of Circuit Judges in April 2007. She previously served for a year as vice-chair of the conference.
In 2006, Lamar served as president of the William C. Keady American Inns of Court and as a member of the Mississippi Judicial College Board of Governors. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prosecutor’s Association.