Gov. Bryant appoints DA Duncan to Eighth Circuit Court judgeship

Duncan appointed to Eighth Circuit bench

Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Mark Duncan, district attorney for the Eighth Circuit Court District, to fill a judicial post.

Duncan will fill the Eighth Circuit Court judgeship left vacant by the retirement of Vernon Cotten, effective June 2.

Bryant will appoint a replacement for Duncan in the DA’s office, which handles prosecutions for Scott, Leake, Neshoba and Newton counties.

WTOK
5/30/17