--- title: "David M. Ishee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-ishee-associate-justice-mississippi-supreme-court-southern-district-2-place-1-ms" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # David M. Ishee Mississippi Supreme Court · Justice ## Profile - Court: Mississippi Supreme Court - State: Mississippi - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, serving District 2, Place 1 since his appointment on September 18, 2017 by Governor Phil Bryant - Judge, Court of Appeals of Mississippi, 2004-present - Municipal Court Judge: Appointed in 1993 for Pascagoula (youngest in the state), later for Gulfport in 1999 - Official site: Mississippi Judiciary – Justice David M. Ishee State of Mississippi Judiciary - He also served as board attorney for the Gulf Coast Regional Wastewater Authority and later joined Franke, Rainey & Salloum, PLLC for medical malpractice and insurance defense work ### Education ### Additional information - His term ends in 2028, and he has stated he will run again once a new map is adopted - Practitioner, 2003-2003 - Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1963, Ishee obtained a B.S. in History from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985 and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law after studying at the University of London - Date of birth: 1963 - After law school, Ishee practiced for nearly 14 years in the Lang & Ishee firm in Pascagoula - handling civil, criminal, and domestic relations cases, and serving as lead counsel in multiple Mississippi Supreme Court appeals. - Ishee has chaired the Criminal Section of the Model Jury Instructions Revision Committee, held the role of adjunct professor in torts and personal injury law, and held leadership roles in the Jackson County Bar Association. - He is admitted to all Mississippi state and federal courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit State of Mississippi Judiciary - Birth place: Gulfport ## 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/sites/default/files/publications/Entire%202026%20Judiciary%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Entire%202026%20Judiciary%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf) - [Mississippi Secretary of State official judicial roster](https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Entire%202026%20Judiciary%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7672/david-ishee/) - [Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7672/david-ishee/) - [Official biography source for David M. Ishee](https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2026JD/JD%20and%20Court%20Calendar%202026.pdf) - [Wikidata: David M. Ishee](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47500197) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-ishee-associate-justice-mississippi-supreme-court-southern-district-2-place-1-ms", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-m-ishee-associate-justice-mississippi-supreme-court-southern-district-2-place-1-ms", "name": "David M. Ishee | KnowJudges", "description": "David M. Ishee, Mississippi Supreme Court. 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