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# Allen Couch, Jr

Mississippi DeSoto County Court · County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Mississippi DeSoto County Court
- State: Mississippi
- Role: County Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic media coverage

Scope: statewide

Mississippi allows electronic media coverage of public judicial proceedings in appellate and trial courts of record, subject to the rules and presiding judge control.

Evidence excerpt: Electronic media coverage of public judicial proceedings shall be allowed in the appellate and trial courts of record in this state subject to the conditions below.

[Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### presiding judge discretion

Scope: statewide

The presiding Mississippi justice or judge may limit or terminate electronic coverage when necessary to protect rights, witnesses, dignity of the court, or orderly proceedings.

Evidence excerpt: The presiding justice or judge has the discretion to limit or terminate electronic coverage at any time during the proceedings

[Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### advance notice for media

Scope: statewide

Mississippi media representatives must provide advance notice for electronic or photographic coverage under the court rules.

Evidence excerpt: Rule 5 ... requires that media representatives give at least 48 hours

[Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2026JD/JD%20and%20Court%20Calendar%202026.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2026JD/JD%20and%20Court%20Calendar%202026.pdf)
- [Mississippi Secretary of State Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2026JD/JD%20and%20Court%20Calendar%202026.pdf)
- [Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Allen B. Couch, Jr. remains an active judicial figure in DeSoto County with a long-standing record of service and multiple re-elections

### Education

- University of Mississippi School of Law — J.D. (1996)
- Bachelor’s degree, University of Mississippi

### Additional information

- Mississippi (1997), Tennessee (1997), Arkansas (1998) Admitted to multiple U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals (5th, 6th, 8th Circuits) Judicial Roles: Judge, DeSoto County Court Judge, DeSoto County Youth Court Member, Mississippi Supreme Court Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention (2019) Member, Drug Court Advisory Committee (2011) Current Status (2026 Election)
- He has been active on the bench since 2006 and has been repeatedly re‐elected
- Allen B. Couch, Jr. is a County Court Judge in DeSoto County, Mississippi, serving in the County Court and Youth Court, first joining the bench in 2006 and appearing on the 2026 ballot for County Court Judge