Background
Whitten, Amy D. was born on September 20, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
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Amy D. Whitten
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts.E., 1975. Juris Doctor, 1980).
Career
Worked at Tollison Law Firm, P.A. (Oxford, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Criminal, Commercial, Corporate, Professional Malpractice, Civil Rights and Bankruptcy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Mississippi, United States.
District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient: Mississippi Bar Award of Merit, 1993. Stennis Award for Public Service, 1991.
Women Lawyers" Award for Excellence, 1985.
Author, "Post-Custody Pre-Indictment Problems of Fundamental Fairness and Access to Counsel: Mississippi"s Opportunity," 13 Vermont Law Review 247 (Spring 1988). Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1984-1992.
University of Mississippi
Law School, 1992. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee, Mississippi Superior Court, 1980-1981.
Counsel and Court Administrator, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1987-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1983, 1985-1987.
Assistant District Attorney, 1983-1985.
Commissioner, Mississippi Commission of Judicial Performance, 1993. Commissioner, Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1996. Member: Mississippi State Bar (Chairman, Sections on: Criminal Law, 1989-1991.
Judicial Liaison Committee, 1988, 1994.
Vice-Chairman, Commission on the Future of the Court in the 21st Century, 1991-1993. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1984-1987).
Member, Federal Court Advisory Committee, Northern District of Mississippi. Criminal Justice Task Force, 1993.
Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Inns of Court III (Bench Member, 1990). Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1995.
Tollison Law Firm, P.A., maintains a diverse litigation and trial practice in the state and federal courts of Mississippi.
The firm has a statewide reputation for handling personal injury cases, commercial litigation, civil trial practice, criminal defense trial practice and appellate practice.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Mississippi State Bar (Chairman, Sections on: Criminal Law, 1989-1991. Judicial Liaison Committee, 1988, 1994. Vice-Chairman, Commission on the Future of the Court in the 21st Century, 1991-1993.
Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1984-1987).
Member, Federal Court Advisory Committee, Northern District of Mississippi. Criminal Justice Task Force, 1993.
Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Inns of Court III (Bench Member, 1990).
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1995. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1995.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient: Mississippi Bar Award of Merit, 1993. Stennis Award for Public Service, 1991. Women Lawyers" Award for Excellence, 1985.tempSpaceAuthor, "Post-Custody Pre-Indictment Problems of Fundamental Fairness and Access to Counsel: Mississippi"s Opportunity," 13 Vermont Law Review 247 (Spring 1988). Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1984-1992.tempSpaceUniversity of Mississippi Law School, 1992. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee, Mississippi Superior Court, 1980-1981.tempSpaceCounsel and Court Administrator, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1987-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1983, 1985-1987. Assistant District Attorney, 1983-1985.tempSpaceCommissioner, Mississippi Commission of Judicial Performance, 1993. Commissioner, Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1996.Recipient: Mississippi Bar Award of Merit, 1993. Stennis Award for Public Service, 1991. Women Lawyers" Award for Excellence, 1985.tempSpaceAuthor, "Post-Custody Pre-Indictment Problems of Fundamental Fairness and Access to Counsel: Mississippi"s Opportunity," 13 Vermont Law Review 247 (Spring 1988).
Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1984-1992.tempSpaceUniversity of Mississippi Law School, 1992. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee, Mississippi
Superior Court, 1980-1981.tempSpaceCounsel and Court Administrator, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1987-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1983, 1985-1987. Assistant District Attorney, 1983-1985.tempSpaceCommissioner, Mississippi Commission of Judicial Performance, 1993.
Commissioner, Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1996.