Mississippi Legal Overview: Pascagoula The Pascagoula metropolitan area in Mississippi is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Jackson and George counties. The Pascagoula MSA is part of the larger Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula CSA or combined statistical area which additionally includes the Gulfport-Biloxi MSA (Hancock, Harrison and Stone counties). Jackson and George counties are served by the 19th Judicial Circuit Court District. The circuit courts are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. The major cities and towns in the Pascagoula metro area are listed below.
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1. The Jackson County Circuit Court located in Pascagoula is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits filed in the county. The Jackson County Chancery Court, also located in Pascagoula, has general jurisdiction over equity matters, probate and family law cases. The county court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors and shares original jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts on civil matters between $3,500 and $200,000. The county court may also take on appeals from the justice and municipal courts.
Trending Legal Topics: The justice courts in Moss Point and Ocean Springs have limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims not exceeding $3,500 and felony arraignments. Appeals against circuit or chancery court verdicts in all three counties must be filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court, which will then assign the case to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. A federal case in the Pascagoula metro area must be filed with the Gulfport Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. |