Background
Broom, Vernon Herrin was born on January 16, 1924 in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Calvin and Bertha (Herrin) Broom.
Broom, Vernon Herrin was born on January 16, 1924 in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Calvin and Bertha (Herrin) Broom.
Student, Pearl River Junior College, Poplarville, Mississippi, 1943. Student, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1944. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1948.
Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1948.
Practiced law, Columbia, Mississippi, 1948-1970. District attorney 1st Judicial District Mississippi, 1952-1964. Attorney Columbia Municipal School District, 1967-1969.
Judge Circuit Court, 15th Judicial District, 1971-1972. The American Association For Justice Mississippi Supreme Court, since 1972.
Served with infantry United States Army, World World War II, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation. Member Mississippi State Bar Association (commissioner 1967-1968), Marion County Chamber of C. (president 1969-1970), American Legion, DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Clubs: Masons, Shriners.
Married Clemetine Johnson. 2 children.