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Circuit Judge Jim Roberts resigned

Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Roberts (Mississippi Supreme Court)

First District Circuit Court Judge Jim Roberts submitted his letter of resignation Thursday to Governor Tate Reeves.

Posted: Jan 23, 2020 7:05 PM

Posted By: Craig Ford

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — First District Circuit Court Judge Jim Roberts submitted his letter of resignation Thursday to Governor Tate Reeves.

The governor's office said the resignation would take effect at the end of next month.

Roberts served on the bench for many years in a variety of capacities, including on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

He also served four years as Mississippi's commissioner of public safety in the 1980s and had an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor in 2003.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 341862

Reported Deaths: 7533

County	Cases	Deaths
Hinds	23783	441
DeSoto	23180	283
Harrison	20365	329
Rankin	15307	290
Jackson	15087	251
Madison	10917	227
Lee	10674	179
Jones	8969	169
Forrest	8621	159
Lauderdale	7839	243
Lowndes	7016	151
Lamar	6962	89
Lafayette	6535	124
Washington	5589	139
Pearl River	5141	152
Bolivar	4949	134
Oktibbeha	4916	98
Panola	4766	112
Warren	4709	127
Marshall	4691	106
Pontotoc	4462	73
Union	4325	79
Monroe	4322	137
Neshoba	4268	181
Hancock	4237	88
Lincoln	4171	116
Pike	3650	113
Leflore	3619	125
Tate	3528	88
Alcorn	3495	74
Sunflower	3471	94
Adams	3405	88
Scott	3401	76
Yazoo	3385	75
Copiah	3234	68
Simpson	3220	90
Itawamba	3141	80
Coahoma	3133	85
Tippah	3047	68
Prentiss	2978	63
Covington	2918	83
Leake	2846	75
Marion	2836	81
Wayne	2761	43
George	2705	51
Grenada	2688	88
Newton	2615	64
Tishomingo	2393	70
Winston	2365	84
Jasper	2295	48
Attala	2259	73
Stone	2253	37
Chickasaw	2187	60
Holmes	1992	74
Clay	1967	54
Clarke	1862	80
Tallahatchie	1837	42
Calhoun	1812	32
Smith	1789	35
Yalobusha	1713	40
Walthall	1453	48
Lawrence	1416	26
Greene	1397	34
Amite	1369	43
Noxubee	1348	35
Perry	1332	38
Montgomery	1322	44
Carroll	1259	31
Webster	1210	32
Jefferson Davis	1162	34
Tunica	1134	27
Benton	1062	25
Claiborne	1050	31
Kemper	1023	29
Humphreys	1001	33
Franklin	877	23
Quitman	846	19
Choctaw	823	19
Wilkinson	777	32
Jefferson	711	28
Sharkey	516	18
Issaquena	173	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 577463

Reported Deaths: 11510

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	84198	1589
Mobile	47171	860
Madison	37047	533
Tuscaloosa	26915	465
Shelby	26873	256
Montgomery	25918	625
Baldwin	24499	328
Lee	16949	181
Calhoun	15252	332
Morgan	15017	290
Etowah	14778	370
Marshall	12933	235
Houston	11774	292
Elmore	10761	217
St. Clair	10617	252
Limestone	10574	158
Cullman	10363	205
Lauderdale	10083	254
DeKalb	9382	191
Talladega	8836	188
Walker	7681	287
Autauga	7479	114
Jackson	7317	117
Blount	7266	139
Colbert	6635	142
Coffee	6163	132
Dale	5453	117
Russell	4706	42
Chilton	4682	117
Covington	4649	125
Franklin	4500	81
Tallapoosa	4440	156
Escambia	4278	82
Chambers	3898	125
Dallas	3717	163
Clarke	3677	63
Marion	3427	106
Pike	3278	79
Lawrence	3225	101
Winston	2949	73
Bibb	2845	65
Geneva	2763	83
Marengo	2599	67
Barbour	2462	61
Pickens	2400	62
Butler	2382	72
Hale	2327	78
Fayette	2252	64
Henry	2092	45
Monroe	1972	41
Randolph	1967	44
Cherokee	1963	48
Washington	1801	39
Macon	1687	52
Crenshaw	1655	58
Clay	1637	59
Cleburne	1602	45
Lamar	1499	38
Lowndes	1448	54
Wilcox	1305	31
Bullock	1261	42
Conecuh	1196	30
Coosa	1169	29
Perry	1099	28
Sumter	1090	32
Greene	987	36
Choctaw	643	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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Friday we will see the hottest and most humid day of the week. We will see many areas top off in the 105 to 115 degree heat index. Some areas will approach 120. Very little chances for some isolated showers and thunderstorms for the late portion of the afternoon.