{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-23-5","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-23-5","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-23-5","body":"In any municipality having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) according to the latest available federal census, it shall be discretionary with the governing authorities of the municipality as to whether or not a municipal judge or a prosecuting attorney, or both, shall be appointed. If the authorities of any municipality having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the latest available federal census appoint a municipal judge, he shall be an attorney licensed in the State of Mississippi or a justice court judge of the county in which the municipality is located. The mayor or mayor pro tempore shall not serve as a municipal judge.","path":["MS Code","Title 21"],"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":"576ebeb54ac12972d3f4665cd639d4d7bf2f888a064c0010a8c9b960a8c8b818","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-23-3","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-23-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}