Background
Jess Hays Dickinson was born in Charleston, Mississippi. His mother was Laura Augusta Hays (1920–2008).
Jess Hays Dickinson was born in Charleston, Mississippi. His mother was Laura Augusta Hays (1920–2008).
University of Mississippi.
He represents District 2 Place 1. He has a brother, Leonard Lee Dickinson III. He earned a Bachelor"s degree from Mississippi State University in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1982. He practiced law in Jackson and Gulfport before serving as a Forrest Circuit Court Judge.
He joined the Supreme Court in January 2004.
Personal life.
He has been a member of the adjunct faculty of both William Carey College and the Mississippi College School of Law, as well as serving on two committees for the Mississippi Bar. Dickinson is a charter member of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission.