Background
Palmer, Junior, Owen T. was born on July 15, 1920 in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States.
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Owen T. Palmer, Junior.
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor).
Career
Worked at Perry & Murr. Admitted to the bar, 1947, Mississippi, United States. District Court, Districts of Mississippi, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Inadequate Damages in Personal Injury Actions: Trends in Appellate Decisions," Cleveland-Marshall Law Review, Volume 17, Number.
3, September, 1968. "The History and Future of Sovereign Immunity for Mississippi School Districts," Mississippi Law Journal, Volume 58, Number.
2, Fall, 1988. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Southern Mississippi, 1992. City Prosecuting Attorney, Gulfport, 1953-1969.
Attorney, Gulfport Municipal Separate School District, 1958-1990. President, Mississippi Safety Council, 1972-1973.
Judge Advocate, 1980-1982, Vice-President, 1983 and President, 1984, Southwest Mississippi Council, Navy League of the United States.
Member, Governor"s Commission on Teacher Education Certification and Professional Development, 1983-1985. Vice President and President-Elect, 1985-1986 and President, 1986-1987 of the Council of Mississippi School Board Attorneys. Member: Harrison County (President, 1953), Mississippi and American (Mississippi Representative, Traffic Court Committee, 1965) Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Committee on Traffic Courts, 1962-1971).
Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit. American Judicature Society.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Also practicing individually).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Governor"s Commission on Teacher Education Certification and Professional Development, 1983-1985. Vice President and President-Elect, 1985-1986 and President, 1986-1987 of the Council of Mississippi School Board Attorneys. Member: Harrison County (President, 1953), Mississippi and American (Mississippi Representative, Traffic Court Committee, 1965) Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Committee on Traffic Courts, 1962-1971).
Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit. American Judicature Society.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Also practicing individually).
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
(Also practicing individually).
