Background
IV, Claiborne McDonald was born on August 6, 1948 in New Orleans. Son of Claiborne III and Edith Lockhart (Rapporteur) McD.
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Claiborne McDonald, IV
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Bachelor of Arts History and Political Science, Mississippi State University, 1970. Juris Doctor, University of Alabama, 1973.
Career
Bar: Mississippi 1973, United States District Court (southern district) Mississippi 1974, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1975. Association, then partner firm Williams Smith & McDonald, Picayune, Mississippi, 1973-1980. Partner firm Patch & McDonald, Picayune, 1981-1983.
Sole practice, Picayune, 1983-1984.
Assistant district attorney 15th judicial district Mississippi, 1984. City judge, City of Picayune, 1975-1980, city attorney, 1983.
County prosecuting attorney Pearl River County, Mississippi, 1980-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member Pearl River County Democratic Executive Committee, 1976-1980, Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee, 1980-1984, 94-97. Named Outstanding Young Manitoba, Picayune Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1981. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Member Mississippi Bar Association, American Bar Association, Mississippi Prosecutors Association, National District Attorneys Association, Picayune Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1979-1982, 83-84).
Lodges: Rotary (president 1978-1979), Shriners.
Connections
Married Rebecca Mae Crosby, January 21, 1972 (divorced). Married Carolyn Sue Stockstill, July 15, 1994.
