ACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. Senate on 53-43 on a confirmation vote to approve the first woman to be named a federal judge for the Southern District of Mississippi on Nov. 17. Kristi Haskins Johnson of Brandon is a former assistant U.S. attorney for the southern half of Mississippi. She was named state solicitor general earlier this year. President Donald Trump announced Johnson’s nomination to the federal bench March 30. Johnson will serve in the southern half of Mississippi, with courthouses in Jackson, Hattiesburg, Natchez and Gulfport. Johnson earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and a law degree from Mississippi College. Johnson has been an adjunct professor at Mississippi College. “This is a significant day for Mississippi as Kristi makes history for the second time this year” said Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch. (Source: The AP 11/17/20)
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