A pair of Mississippi Supreme Court justices could be moving to a different bench after receiving nominations from President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
The Republican president announced on his Truth Social platform he is nominating Justices James Maxwell and Robert Chamberlin to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Maxwell was appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court in 2016 and won re-election later that year before running unopposed in 2024. Before reaching the state’s high court, he served as a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Chamberlin won an open seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court in 2016, and like Maxwell, faced no opposition during the most recent election cycle. He previously served as a circuit court judge for the 17th Circuit District and as a state senator representing DeSoto County.
In separate posts, Trump touted both Maxwell and Chamberlin for their resumes and issues his congratulations.
Both Maxwell and Chamberlin will need confirmation from the U.S. Senate. A potential move from the Mississippi Supreme Court to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi would mean no more elections, with U.S. District Court seats being lifetime appointments and not elected.
