Court System

The Mississippi court system consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Chancery Courts, Circuit Courts, County Courts, and Justice Courts. The courts having jurisdiction over credit and collection matters are generally the Circuit Courts, County Courts, and Justice Courts.


Justice Courts: All cases with an amount in controversy not exceeding $2,500.
County Courts: All cases with an amount in controversy not exceeding $75,000.
Circuit Courts: All cases with an amount in controversy above $20,000.


Each of these courts requires the payment of a fee when an action is filed, the amount of which varies from county to county. An example of these filing fees are:

Justice Courts: $25.00 plus $5.00 for each additional defendant.
County Courts and Circuit Courts: Ranges from $90.50 to $100.00 plus $25.00 for Sheriff's fee and $1.00 for each additional defendant at the same address.

For more information on the Mississippi Court System, see the Mississippi Supreme Court site. This is quite an impressive site, with Supreme Court and Mississippi Court of Appeals opinions, information about the judiciary, rules of ALL state courts, a search for licensed attorneys in state(Bar Roll), and the Mississippi Code. In addition, all of this information is presented with a compact frames-based control panel which makes access to everything fast and simple. This would make a great model for all states. Linked here.