| 词条 | Edwin L. Pittman |
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|name = Edwin Pittman |office = Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi |appointer = |term_start = January 2001 |term_end = March 31, 2004 |predecessor = Lenore L. Prather |successor = Michael K. Randolph |office1 = Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi |term_start1 = 1989 |term_end1 = 2004 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = |office2 = Attorney General of Mississippi |term_start2 = 1984 |term_end2 = 1988 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|01|02}} |birth_place = Hattiesburg, Mississippi |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democrat |spouse = |alma_mater = BS, University of Southern Mississippi J.D. University of Mississippi }} Edwin Lloyd Pittman (born January 2, 1935) is an American jurist and politician. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1989-2001 and Chief Justice from 2001-2004. He also served as the State's Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. Pittman reached the rank of Brigadier General in the Mississippi National Guard [1]Early life and educationPittman was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1935. He received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1957 and his J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1960. Political careerPittman was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1964 and was reelected in 1968 from Forest County.[2] In 1976, he was elected as the State's Treasurer. In 1980, he was elected as Mississippi's Secretary of State. In 1984, he was elected Attorney General. Pittman ran for the 1987 Democratic nomination for governor, finishing fifth.[2] Judicial careerPittman was first elected to the State Supreme Court in 1988 and reelected in 1996.[2] Notable rulingsIn 2000, Justice Pittman ruled that the courts are not in the position of determining the state flag. He wrote, "In this case, the NAACP failed to offer any proof that the flying of the state flag deprived any citizen of a constitutionally protected right."[3] FamilyPittman is married to Virginia Lund Pittman and they are the parents of seven children.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://courts.ms.gov/Newsite2/news/2004/030804pittman.pdf |title=Chief Justice Edwin L. Pittman announces retirement |publisher=courts.ms.gov |date=March 8, 2004 |accessdate=June 16, 2017}} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Salter |first=Sid |url=http://www.pressregister.com/article_d66a69f1-dbe1-5597-8b65-042a01af14c2.html |title=Chief justice has long track record of service - Clarksdale Press Register: Home |publisher=Pressregister.com |accessdate=June 16, 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-05-05/news/0005050194_1_presiding-justice-ed-pittman-confederate-battle-flag-mississippi-state-flag |title=Naacp Loses Ruling Over Mississippi State Flag |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=May 5, 2000 |accessdate=June 16, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://judicial.mc.edu/judge_profiles.php#pittman |title=Judge profiles Law – Judicial Data Project |publisher=Judicial.mc.edu |accessdate=June 16, 2017}} |title=Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court |before=Lenore L. Prather |after=Michael K. Randolph |years=2001–2004}}{{succession box |title=Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court |before=Joseph Ruble Griffin |after= *became Chief Justice |years=1989–2001}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pittman, Edwin L.}} 8 : 1935 births|Living people|University of Southern Mississippi alumni|University of Mississippi School of Law alumni|People from Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Mississippi Supreme Court justices|Chief Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court|Mississippi state senators |
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