Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph (left) with his judicial appointees, Stanley Alexander (second left), James Holland (center) nd Christopher Collins, during the opening of the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court (CCID), Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
In 2023 as lawmakers were passing the bill that would establish a state-appointed court within Jackson, there was talk about appointing “the best and the brightest” judges from around the state to serve – a comment some Black legislators said implied they couldn’t be found within a majority Black Hinds County.
