Stokes Robertson Jr. Explained

Stokes V. Robertson Jr. (1913 – July 19, 2006)^[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1966 to 1982.^[2]

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Robertson received his undergraduate degree from Millsaps College in 1933.^[1]

In 2003, retired "state Supreme Court Justice Stokes Robertson of Jackson, now 90" reflected on the history of rambunctious justices serving on the court.^[3]

Stokes' nephew, Eugene Fair, was sworn in as a judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals in January 2012, and wore one of Stokes' old robes following the ceremony.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://issuu.com/millsapscollege/docs/2006_fall_winter_millsaps_magazine/83 Fall-Winter 2006 Millsaps Magazine
2. [Leslie H. Southwick|Leslie Southwick]
3. "Jerry Mitchell, "History of high court justices in Miss. reveals tradition of impropriety", Clarion-Ledger (May 5, 2003), p. 1, 6.
4. "Court of Appeals Judge Fair takes oath", Columbian-Progress (January 12, 2012), p. 9.