{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-31-36","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-36","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-36","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, no district attorney shall engage in the private practice of law. However, district attorneys may continue to practice for a period of time, not to exceed six (6) months from the date of taking office, in any of the courts so far as to enable them to bring to a conclusion civil cases actually pending in which such district attorneys were employed when they were appointed or elected.\n\n(2) Any person not serving as a legal assistant to the district attorney who is appointed by the Governor to serve as district attorney to fill a vacancy occurring in such office until such office shall be filled by a special or regular election as provided by Sections 23-15-193 , 23-15-833 and 23-15-843 shall be allowed to engage in the private practice of law while holding the office of district attorney pursuant to such appointment.","path":["MS Code","Title 25"],"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":"90a743373029adcb634db5ec56c26c0141b8e61135433261d61447705c6b1e5b","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-31-35","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-25-31-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}