carlton reeves
United States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves (born 1964) , a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, assumed office on December 30, 2010. Prior to his nomination by President Barack Obama, Judge Reeves, , was engaged in the private practice of law with Pigott Reeves Johnson, P.A., a law firm he co-founded in 2001. The focus of his practice was state and federal litigation.
Judge Reeves, a magna cum laude graduate of Jackson State University with a major in Political Science, obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989. Upon his graduation, he clerked for Justice Reuben V. Anderson of the Mississippi Supreme Court and became an associate with the Phelps Dunbar law firm. He next served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the Civil Division for the Southern District of Mississippi where he supervised the daily trial and appellate litigation efforts of the attorneys and tried numerous cases. He served nationally on the Department of Justice Civil Chiefs Working Group and was awarded a Certificate of Commendation for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Judge Reeves, a magna cum laude graduate of Jackson State University with a major in Political Science, obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989. Upon his graduation, he clerked for Justice Reuben V. Anderson of the Mississippi Supreme Court and became an associate with the Phelps Dunbar law firm. He next served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the Civil Division for the Southern District of Mississippi where he supervised the daily trial and appellate litigation efforts of the attorneys and tried numerous cases. He served nationally on the Department of Justice Civil Chiefs Working Group and was awarded a Certificate of Commendation for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Nov 2, 2022: ABA Journal: In 'scorching' opinion, federal judge considers appointing historian to help him in gun case
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves said he isn’t a trained historian, and neither are U.S. Supreme Court justices who ruled in June that gun regulations can’t be upheld unless they are consistent with historical tradition.
In an Oct. 27 order, Reeves said the Supreme Court’s opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen requires him to “play historian in the name of constitutional adjudication.” Yet neither he nor the justices are experts “in what white, wealthy and male property owners thought about firearms regulation in 1791.”
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves said he isn’t a trained historian, and neither are U.S. Supreme Court justices who ruled in June that gun regulations can’t be upheld unless they are consistent with historical tradition.
In an Oct. 27 order, Reeves said the Supreme Court’s opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen requires him to “play historian in the name of constitutional adjudication.” Yet neither he nor the justices are experts “in what white, wealthy and male property owners thought about firearms regulation in 1791.”
June 6, 2016: Huffington Post: Federal Judge Refuses To Block Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves argued in his four-page order that since none of the lawsuit’s plaintiffs would be harmed by the law in the immediate future, a preliminary injunction would be inappropriate.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves argued in his four-page order that since none of the lawsuit’s plaintiffs would be harmed by the law in the immediate future, a preliminary injunction would be inappropriate.
Apr 12, 2016: WJTV: Federal judge says a ruling is “forthcoming” about Mississippi flag
Judge Carlton Reeves did not give Carlos Moore the answer he was looking for.
Judge Carlton Reeves did not give Carlos Moore the answer he was looking for.
Mar 15, 2016: WTOK: Judge: Is Court Proper Place for Mississippi Flag Debate?
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has set a Mar. 21 deadline for briefs by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who's defending the state, and Carlos Moore, a private attorney who sued the state seeking to have the flag declared an unconstitutional vestige of slavery.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has set a Mar. 21 deadline for briefs by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who's defending the state, and Carlos Moore, a private attorney who sued the state seeking to have the flag declared an unconstitutional vestige of slavery.
July 13, 2015: WJTV: Judge finds school district in contempt over school prayer
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in an order filed Friday, fined the district $7,500 and again ordered it to stop sponsoring prayers at graduations, assemblies, athletic competitions and other school events.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in an order filed Friday, fined the district $7,500 and again ordered it to stop sponsoring prayers at graduations, assemblies, athletic competitions and other school events.
Apr 24, 2015: Hattiesburg American: Warden questioned on Walnut Grove prison problems
Lepher Jenkins, warden of the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, testified Thursday before U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that many of the recent incidents aren’t major and that Management and Training Corp., the Utah company that runs the 958 prisoner facility, is responding appropriately to problems as they arise. The state of Mississippi has asked Reeves to find that inmates’ constitutional rights are no longer being violated and end oversight.
Lepher Jenkins, warden of the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, testified Thursday before U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that many of the recent incidents aren’t major and that Management and Training Corp., the Utah company that runs the 958 prisoner facility, is responding appropriately to problems as they arise. The state of Mississippi has asked Reeves to find that inmates’ constitutional rights are no longer being violated and end oversight.
Mar 4, 2015: Jackson Free Press: ‘Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue’: The JFP Interview with Roberta Kaplan
Last November, she argued in front of Mississippi's own federal judge, Judge Carlton Reeves, which led him to strike down Mississippi's same-sex marriage ban.
Last November, she argued in front of Mississippi's own federal judge, Judge Carlton Reeves, which led him to strike down Mississippi's same-sex marriage ban.
Feb 26, 2015: Sun Herald: Mississippi justices dislike delay in gay-divorce ruling
Two lesbian couples filed a federal lawsuit last year challenging Mississippi's ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled in November that the state's ban is unconstitutional, but he ordered that same-sex marriages not be performed while the state seeks to overturn ruling. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments in early January in that case, and on bans in Louisiana and Texas, but has not ruled.
Two lesbian couples filed a federal lawsuit last year challenging Mississippi's ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled in November that the state's ban is unconstitutional, but he ordered that same-sex marriages not be performed while the state seeks to overturn ruling. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments in early January in that case, and on bans in Louisiana and Texas, but has not ruled.
Feb 22, 2015: Mississippi Link: Mississippi Judge’s Speech To 3 White Murderers
What follows is the speech by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that he read to the three young white defendants right before he sentenced them for the death of James Craig Anderson, the 48-year-old Black man.
What follows is the speech by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that he read to the three young white defendants right before he sentenced them for the death of James Craig Anderson, the 48-year-old Black man.
Jan 20, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Sentencing Set for 10 in Racial Beatings that Killed Man
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is scheduled to sentence Deryl Paul Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Wade Butler on Feb. 10.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is scheduled to sentence Deryl Paul Dedmon, John Aaron Rice and Dylan Wade Butler on Feb. 10.
Jan 8, 2015: WJTV: Judge Sets Hearing That Could Bring Prison Oversight Change
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in a three-hour-long hearing Thursday, scheduled another hearing in late March where people suing the Mississippi Department of Corrections could present evidence seeking a new court order.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in a three-hour-long hearing Thursday, scheduled another hearing in late March where people suing the Mississippi Department of Corrections could present evidence seeking a new court order.