Mississippi Legal Overview: Gulfport-Biloxi The Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area in Biloxi is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Hancock, Harrison and Stone counties. The Gulfport-Biloxi MSA is a part of the larger Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula combined statistical area or CSA which additionally includes the Pascagoula MSA (Jackson and George counties). All three counties in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area are served by the Second Circuit Court District. The circuit courts are the main trial courts in Mississippi with general jurisdiction. Listed below are the major cities in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area.
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1. The 2nd Circuit Court District has two locations in Harrison County, with one each in Gulfport and Biloxi. These circuit courts have general jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases filed in the county. Similarly, both Gulfport and Biloxi also have a division of the chancery court as the main trial court with general jurisdiction over equity matters. The Hancock County Circuit Court is located in Bay St. Louis and the Stone County Circuit Court is located in Wiggins. Each county also has limited jurisdiction county, justice and municipal courts.
Trending Legal Topics: There are five Justice of the Peace courts in Harrison County. These justice courts have limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, traffic violations and small claims not exceeding $3,500. Appeals against justice court verdicts may be filed with the relevant circuit court. Circuit and chancery court appeals will in turn have to be filed with the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Federal cases in the must be filed with the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area must be filed with the Southern (Gulfport) Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. |