--- title: "Stephen Spencer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephen-spencer-county-court-judge-mississippi-lee-county-court-lee-ms" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Stephen Spencer Mississippi Lee County Court · County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Mississippi Lee 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephen-spencer-county-court-judge-mississippi-lee-county-court-lee-ms", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephen-spencer-county-court-judge-mississippi-lee-county-court-lee-ms", "name": "Stephen Spencer | KnowJudges", "description": "Stephen Spencer, Mississippi Lee County Court. 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Moore - His investiture ceremony was held December 22, 2022, at the Lee County Justice Center in Tupelo, with Mississippi Court of Appeals Chief Judge Donna Barnes administering the oath - Stephen P. Spencer is a judge of the Lee County Court in Tupelo, Mississippi, elected in 2022 and sworn in on December 22, 2022, after over 16 years in legal practice ### Education ### Additional information - Legal Work: Law clerk for Judge Donna Barnes, Mississippi Court of Appeals (2006) Private practice with Mitchell, McNutt & Sams since 2006 Certified Guardian Ad Litem since 2019 State of Mississippi Judiciary Former Board Director, Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Program (two terms) Past president of the Lee County Bar Association and Lee County Young Lawyers - He is also a 2012 graduate of the Jim Ingram Leadership Institute - Lee County Court, which handles county-level criminal, civil, and youth cases - Before joining the bench, Judge Spencer led the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Program’s first Free Legal Clinic in Lee County, in partnership with Chancellor Jaqueline Mask