{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-56","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-56","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-56","body":"Civil actions in circuit, chancery and county court shall not be assigned to a judge until at least one (1) defendant has filed a responsive pleading. However, any necessary preliminary matters may be decided by a judge on a separate rotating basis before assignment of the action to a particular judge.","path":["MS Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"8aedc59fc6644110515f69130c064720dd3dedef3df3067a18aff4b809a257c0","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-55","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}