Sharion Aycock

Sharion Aycock (born December 19, 1955) is currently the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She has served as the Chief Judge since 2014 and on the Court since 2007, and she is the first female federal district court judge in Mississippi.[1]

Sharion Aycock
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 2014
Preceded by	Michael P. Mills
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Incumbent
Assumed office October 22, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Glen H. Davidson
Judge of the First Circuit Court of Mississippi
In office 2003–2007
Personal details
Born	December 19, 1955 Tupelo, Mississippi
Education	Mississippi State University (BA) Mississippi College School of Law (JD)

Education

Aycock was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Mississippi State University with a minor in political science in 1977.[1] She received a Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in 1980, where she graduated second in the class and served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi College Law Review.[1] She became a member of the Mississippi Bar in 1980.[2]

Career

Aycock was in private practice in Mississippi from 1980 to 2003 with two firms and as a solo practitioner.[2] Aycock served as the Itawamba County Prosecuting Attorney from 1984 to 1992.[1] She was a circuit court judge on the First Circuit Court of Mississippi from 2003 to 2007.

Federal judicial service

Aycock was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by Glen H. Davidson. She was unanimously[1] confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 2007, and received her commission on October 22, 2007. She became Chief Judge on June 2, 2014. She is the first woman to be Chief Judge of the court in Mississippi.[3]

Personal

Aycock is a native of Tremont, Mississippi.[1] She is married to William R. "Randy" Aycock, and has one son.[1]

References

1. "Mississippi State University Morris W. H. (Bill) Collins Speaker Series". Mississippi State University. April 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
2. "USDOJ: United States Department of Justice Archive - Office of Legal Policy".
3. Kraft, Beverly. "Copiah County Native Honored as First Woman in U.S. to Serve as Federal Trial Judge". www.jacksonfreepress.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

Sources

• Sharion Aycock at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.