Around 75 students gathered at the College Republicans Club Wednesday night and heard from three candidates who are running for Mississippi judicial positions this November.
Candidates included Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Kenny Griffis, who is running for the Mississippi Supreme Court District 1. John Brady and Robert “Bobby” Chamberlain, who are both running for a position in the 3rd District, also spoke at the event.
“When you vote, you choose who our leaders are,” Griffis said. “You need to let your voice be heard.”
Griffis encouraged students to vote in local and state elections as November gets closer. Although Griffis is a 14-year veteran of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, he is running against incumbent Jim Kitchens.
Brady and Chamberlain are also running against Steve Crampton and James T. Kitchens, who were not present, for the 3rd District seat. One of the candidates will replace Justice Ann Lamar, who has served nearly 10 years.
The current chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, Joe Nosef, spoke as well.
In Mississippi, the state Supreme Court justices are elected in nonpartisan elections. Judicial candidates are not allowed to announce bias toward a political party, but partisan groups can endorse individual candidates.
If elected on November 8, each judge will serve an 8-year term.
