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Malcolm Harrison
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(JACKSON, Miss.) - Jackson State University alumnus Malcolm Harrison was sworn in today as a Hinds County Circuit Judge during a ceremony in Jackson, Miss.
Harrison is the first African-American judge to be appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour, who has made roughly 24 judicial appointments since taking office in 2004.
The new judge is the former president of the Magnolia Bar Association. He was elected Hinds County prosecuting attorney in 1999, the first African American to hold the part-time, four-year post. He also was the first African American elected countywide.
Harrison "brings extensive criminal and civil experience to the Circuit Court bench from his distinguished service as a prosecutor and as a lawyer in private practice," Barbour said in a statement. "I appreciate his continued dedication to public service as he takes on this new role."
The new judge graduated from Jackson State University in 1991 and earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1995.
Harrison is married to Tammiko Harrison, who is the director of budget and analysis at Jackson State University's Office of Budget and Analysis. The couple has two sons.
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