Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt of Pass Christian was recently elected vice-chair of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges. Circuit Judge Tomika Irving of Fayette was elected chair, and Circuit Judge Celeste Wilson of Southaven was elected secretary-treasurer.
Conference elections were held during the fall Trial and Appellate Judges Conference in Biloxi. Conference officers make recommendations on issues affecting the courts.
Judge Schmidt has served since January 2015 in the Second Circuit District of Hancock, Harrison and Stone counties. He previously worked as an assistant district attorney in the Second Circuit for fourteen years. He was in private law practice from 2010 until his election in 2014. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
