Virginia Carlton

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Virginia Carlton
Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1
Tenure
2007 - Present
Term ends
2031
Years in position
19
Compensation
Base salary
$168,467
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of Mississippi, 1986
Law
University of Mississippi Law Center, 1989
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Virginia Carlton is a judge for Position 1 of theMississippi Court of Appeals District 4. She assumed office on January 2, 2007. Her current term ends on January 5, 2031.

Carlton ran for re-election for the Position 1 judge of theMississippi Court of Appeals District 4. She won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Education

Carlton received her B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1986 and herJ.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1989.[1]

Career

After law school, Carlton was a law clerk for Justice Joel Blass of theMississippi Supreme Court. She joined the U.S. Army JAG Corps in 1990. As a JAG officer, Carlton served the Army as a prosecutor, defense counsel, deputy staff judge advocate, staff judge advocate and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Army in Hawaii. She later served as a military trial judge in the U.S. Army Reserve and as an associate appellate judge on the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. When Carlton left active duty in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, she became a Marion County public defender. She later served as an assistant district attorney in the 15th Circuit District and as an instructor and staff attorney for the Southwest Mississippi Children's Advocacy Center. She represented District 100 in theMississippi House of Representatives from January 2004 until her appointment to theCourt of Appeals in 2006. Carlton retired from the military in February 2015 after more than 24 years of service.[2][1]

Military leave

Carlton was on unpaid leave from the Court of Appeals from March 1 to May 31, 2010, serving as a U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals judge in Alexandria, Virginia.[3] She said in a statement, "I'm honored to do my duty and to serve my country."[4]

Elections

2022

See also: Mississippi intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1

IncumbentVirginia Carlton defeatedBruce Burton in the general election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Virginia Carlton
Virginia Carlton (Nonpartisan)
 
53.5
 
59,754
Image of Bruce Burton
Bruce Burton (Nonpartisan)
 
46.5
 
51,874

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2014

See also:Mississippi judicial elections, 2014
Carlton ran for re-election to theCourt of Appeals.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5] 

Campaign themes

2022

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