The Clarke County Board of Supervisors voted on June 7 to hire Bill Hammack and Glover, Young, Hammack, Walton & Simmons, PLLC firm to be the new board attorney after current attorney Greg Snowden resigned to take a position with the state.
Snowden, former House speaker pro tempore and a 20-year veteran of the Mississippi Legislature, has been named the next director of the Administrative Office of Courts. Snowden will begin in his new role before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1.
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Randolph said Snowden’s record of leadership and experience working on government budgets makes him well-suited for the role.
“He has a proven track record in governmental performance-based budget planning,” Randolph said in a news release.
The Administrative Office of Courts, AOC, is responsible for the administrative business of the state trial and appellate courts including budget, finance and personnel. The director of AOC also assists the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the chief administrative officer of every court in the state.
The AOC also works to obtain and manage grants, assists with studies and projects to improve the administration of justice, serves as the data collection unit of the court system, and sets standards and rules for electronic filing of court records.
The Board of Supervisors carefully considered who they would like to take Snowden’s place and decided that Mr. Hammack is the best choice.
“He’s a Clarke County native, and that was the biggest thing for us,” explained Board President Paul Mosley. “We have somebody who knows something about our county and is from our county. He has a lot of knowledge with county business, and we just thought he’d be the best choice going forward since we lost Mr. Snowden.”
Mr. Hammack works with the firm Glover Young Hammack Walton and Simmons, LLP., and he is excited to be able to serve the county. He has his roots in Clarke County and has been serving in law for numerous years already.
“I grew up in Quitman and graduated from what was then Zach Huggins High School. My father owned a drug store on Main Street,” stated Mr. Hammack. “I’ve been practicing law since 1973, and we are a firm with five partners and have represented various governmental entities for a number of years.”
The new lawyer and his firm are set to take over as the county attorney beginning on July 1.
Snowden has served as Board Attorney for the Clarke County Board of Supervisors since 2012, and as municipal attorney for the Town of Stonewall since 1995. He also resigned from Stonewall as well due to the new position.
