United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
18 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
David A. Sanders
Magistrate judge
Glen H. DavidsonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
James Donald Maxwell II
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Michael P. MillsSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jane M. Virden
Magistrate judge
Sharion AycockSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Debra M. Brown
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Robert Porter Chamberlin
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
S. Allan AlexanderLeft this court 2016
Magistrate judge
Roy Percy
Magistrate judge
Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
W. Allen Pepper Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Andrews HillDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson
Orma Rinehart SmithDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
William Colbert KeadyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Henry Clay NilesDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Elijah Allen CoxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Sealing
In criminal cases, mental health filings are restricted to the defendant’s counsel, the prosecutor, and the court.
“Effective immediately, in all criminal cases in which documents are filed regarding a defendant’s mental health—motions, responses, orders, and psychological/psychiatric reports—access to such filed documents will be RESTRICTED to only counsel of record for that defendant, the prosecuting attorney, and the Court.”