Gov. Tate Reeves is appointing a district attorney in northeast Mississippi to become a judge on the state Court of Appeals. John Weddle of Saltillo will succeed former Judge Jim M. Greenlee of Oxford, who retired June 30. Reeves made the announcement Wednesday.
FILE - District Attorney John Weddle, right, speaks to reporters at the Pontotoc County Courthouse, in Pontotoc, Miss., Dec. 6, 2021. JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he is appointing a district attorney in northeast Mississippi to become a judge on the state Court of Appeals.Weddle will step down from his current job and begin serving on the 10-member court on Oct. 14.
Weddle has practiced law since 1995 and has been district attorney since 2015 in Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties. He was previously an assistant district attorney for the seven counties.“His years of legal experience and public service make him an excellent addition to the court,” Reeves said.
Weddle earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University and a law degree from the University of Mississippi. Reeves will call a nonpartisan special election for Nov. 3, 2026, to fill the final half of the eight-year Court of Appeals term that expires at the end of 2030. Weddle can choose to run in that race.
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