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Judge Joey Kilgore speaks at 2021 Neshoba County Fair

By: Anne Summerhays - July 28, 2021

Judge Joey Kilgore, Chancery Judge for the 6th Chancery Court District, speaks at the 2021 Neshoba County Fair on Wednesday.

Kilgore spoke on three different areas during his time: the COVID pandemic, family law clinics for self represented litigious, and the youth intervention court.

COVID rocked everyone’s world and everyone’s instinct last year was to shut down, the judge said, but courts couldn’t do that because of their constitutional duty.

Kilgore also told the crowd that he believes that Mississippi has one of, if not the best youth courts in Mississippi.

“I know you see stories of juvenile crimes in the paper and it can be frustrating because you don’t really know how those were resolved or if justice was served, but please be assured that these offenders are being handled,” stated Judge Kilgore.

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Anne Summerhays

Anne Summerhays is a recent graduate of Millsaps College where she majored in Political Science, with minors in Sociology and American Studies. In 2021, she joined Y’all Politics as a Capitol Correspondent. Prior to making that move, she interned for a congressional office in Washington, D.C. and a multi-state government relations and public affairs firm in Jackson, Mississippi. While at Millsaps, Summerhays received a Legislative Fellowship with the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi where she worked with an active member of the Mississippi Legislature for the length of session. She has quickly established trust in the Capitol as a fair, honest, and hardworking young reporter. Her background in political science helps her cut through the noise to find and explain the truth. Email Anne: anne@magnoliatribune.com