Republicans endorse Weill for Hinds County Circuit Judge
October 4, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Hinds County Chairman Pete Perry
601-941-1491 – pperry@pgrms.com
JACKSON, MISS – “The Hinds County Republican Party endorses Jeff Weill for Hinds County
Circuit Court Judge,” said Hinds Republican Chairman Pete Perry.
Perry continued, “Jeff Weill has the judgment and leadership to make Jackson’s criminal
justice system work. He has been a prosecutor and as city councilman he has supported police
funding and training. He has a proven track record of seeking fairness and balance in civil cases,
something that will increase our court’s time and resources to handle criminal matters.”
Currently Jeff Weill is a Republican City Councilman in Jackson with 28 years experience in
circuit court cases, a former state court prosecutor, and an experienced legal arbitrator.
In 1994, the Mississippi legislature changed election laws to require judicial candidates to be
nonpartisan. In 2002, the federal court ruled in response to a case filed by the Mississippi
Republican Party “that a state may not directly suppress core political speech of a political
party concerning the merits of judicial candidates by prohibiting the party from endorsing or
financially supporting judicial candidates.”
“We believe Jeff Weill is the best candidate and I encourage Republicans in Hinds County to
support him,” Perry said. The election is November 2, 2010.
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