Mississippi Judicial College
We provide continuing legal judicial education and training for supreme court justices; court of appeal judges; chancery, circuit, county, justice and municipal court judges; youth court judges and referees; and court administrators, court clerks and court reporters.
Serving the Judiciary
Conference for Judicial Education
The Mississippi Judicial College provides education and training to judges and court personnel by conducting conferences and seminars throughout the state.
Special Training Links
The Mississippi Judicial College provides specialized training for court administrators, guardians ad litem, and intake officers. It also partners with the Administrative Office of Courts on the annual Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) conference.
Online Library: Publications, Forms, and Resources
MJC’s Online Library contains benchbooks, manuals, sample forms, and other publications, which are curated and continually updated to meet the distinctive needs of Mississippi’s courts. This extensive library provides judges and court-related personnel ready access to current and authoritative materials for carrying out their official duties.
The Mississippi Judicial College: A Legacy of Serving the Courts
The Mississippi Judicial College, a division of the University of Mississippi School of Law, was founded in 1970 by the late Judge Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat Jr. Through the efforts of Judge Sweat, the Judicial College began its existence as the first full-time state judicial education program in the nation, with a modest grant of $90,000 and a part-time staff. The Judicial College has evolved into a respected integral part of the UM School of Law and is now supported with more than $1 million funded annually through the State Court Education Fund.
The Judicial College provides continuing judicial education and training for supreme court justices; court of appeal judges; chancery, circuit, county, justice and municipal court judges; youth court judges and referees; and court administrators, court clerks and court reporters.
- Educate and train Mississippi’s court-related personnel;
- Provide technical assistance to the courts of Mississippi; and
- Supply current and accurate information to the Mississippi Legislature concerning the needs of the courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
For upcoming conferences, refer to our Conference Resource & Archives.
If you have not received a registration announcement, please email msjudcol@olemiss.edu and provide your name, email address, and the conference you want to attend. MJC will then email the registration form to you.
Go to Special Training page to watch the training videos.
After you have completed watching them, email msjudcol@olemiss.edu to request a "Statement of Completion" form.
Go to Conference Resources & Archives page, and find the conference with the sessions that you missed. Open the agenda, then click on the title of any session that you missed. You will need to enter the MJC password to watch the videos. After watching the selected sessions, please email msjudcol@olemiss.edu to request a “Statement of Completion” form.
Go to Conference Resources & Archives page for the vendor form.
Please email msjudcol@olemiss.edu to request additional information.
Vendors may set up their tables in the morning of the first day of the conference.
Email Katie to track the status of your check.
After the reimbursement form has been delivered to the Procurement Office, please email Procurement Office for the status of the reimbursement process.
No. All MJC publications are uploaded on the MJC website under Judicial Forms and Publications.
Please email msjudcol@olemiss.edu to request either of these forms. Include in the email your name, position, email address, and the conference attended.