John Shirley
Attorney at Law
Rankin County, Mississippi
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BRANDON
601-825-5225
PEARL
601-939-1289
RESERVOIR
601-992-8589
Currently
  • Law practice since 1988
  • Justice Court Judge
  • Youth Court Judge
  • Municipal Court Judge
  • Guardian Ad Litem
  • Law Enforcement Instructor on Youth Court Law
Previously
  • Special Municipal Court Judge - Brandon & Flowood
  • Special County Youth Court Judge - Rankin County
  • Youth Court Prosecutor
  • County Court Prosecutor
  • Justice Court Prosecutor
  • Circuit Court Prosecutor
  • Special County Prosecutor
Seminar Speaker
  • Confessions and Search & Seizure
  • Criminal Trial Procedures
  • Ethical Duties of a Guardian Ad Litem
  • Ethical Issues in Justice Court
  • Fundamentals of Holding Court and Courtroom Decorum
  • Procedures Preceding a Criminal Trial
  • Prosecution of Child Abuse
  • Role & Powers of a Guardian Ad Litem
  • Testimony by Children
  • Youth Court Practice
Member
  • Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
  • Mississippi Council of Youth Court Judges
  • Mississippi Justice Court Judges Association
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Rankin County Bar Association
  • Mississippi Prosecutors Association (former)
Education
  • National Judicial College
    • Advanced Evidence for Judges
    • Advanced Criminal Evidence for Judges
    • Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
    • Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills
    • Evidence in a Courtroom Setting
    • Fourth Amendment - Comprehensive Search & Seizure Training for Trial Judges
    • General Jurisdiction for Judges
    • Impaired Driving Cases
    • Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony for Judges
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
    • Advanced Evidence in Family Law
    • Advanced Family Law for Judges
    • Managing Challenging Family Law
  • American Prosecutor's Research Institute
    • Trial Prosecution of Child Abuse
    • Advanced Trial Prosecution of Child Abuse
  • M.C. Law School
    • Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • Mississippi State University
    • Graduate study - Computer Science
  • University of Alabama in Birmingham
    • B.S. Computer Science
Chancery Court Forms and Statutes
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Adoption - Doctor's Certificate
Health Care - Advance Health Care Directive
Child Support - Information Sheet
Child Support - Calculations
Child Support - Law Guidelines
Finance Form - Contested Case
Finance Form - Joint Filing
Visitation - Check List (Table format)
Visitation - Check List (List format)
Summons - Waiver of Process
Summons - Rule 81 Case
Summons - Rule 81 case with Temporary
Adoption Statutes
Paternity Statutes
Termination of Parental Rights Statutes
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