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Latrice A. Westbrooks
Judge · Mississippi Court of Appeals
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Mississippi, 2017-present
- Judge Latrice A. Westbrooks is a Mississippi Court of Appeals judge for District 2, Position 2, elected in 2016 and re‐elected in 2024, with a career spanning public defense, prosecution, municipal law, and private practice
Education
Additional information
- Named Outstanding Woman Lawyer of 2017 by the Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and inducted as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation in 2022
- Private attorney at Byrd & Associates (2000) and her own firm (2001) handling criminal and civil cases
- She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar that same year and became the first African American woman assistant district attorney in Mississippi’s Second Circuit District in 1997
- Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she obtained a B.S. degree from Austin Peay State University (1994) and a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1997.
- Westbrooks resides in Lexington, Mississippi, and is a member of Cade Chapel M.B. Church
- Westbrooks has been active in legal and civic organizations, including the Magnolia Bar Association, NAACP, American Bar Association, and National Bar Association.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Electronic Media Coverage
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.
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 ↗
Presiding Judge Discretion
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.
The presiding justice or judge has the discretion to limit or terminate electronic coverage at any time during the proceedingsMississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings ↗
Advance Notice For Media
Statewide
Mississippi media representatives must provide advance notice for electronic or photographic coverage under the court rules.
Rule 5 ... requires that media representatives give at least 48 hoursMississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings ↗
Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Mississippi Secretary of State Judicial Directory official judicial roster
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View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings
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View Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings ↗