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# Wayne Douglas Hollowell III

Mississippi Twenty-First Circuit District Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Mississippi Twenty-First Circuit District Court
- State: Mississippi
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Wayne Douglas Hollowell III — Mississippi Twenty-First Circuit District Court

## Sources

- [Governor Reeves Appoints Wayne Douglas Hollowell III to the Office of Circuit Judge for the 21st Circuit Court District](https://governorreeves.ms.gov/governor-reeves-appoints-wayne-douglas-hollowell-iii-to-the-office-of-circuit-judge-for-the-21st-circuit-court-district/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Justice Court Judge for DeSoto County’s First District since 2021, re‐elected in 2023
- Wayne Douglas “Doug” Hollowell III is the Circuit Judge for Mississippi’s newly created 21st Circuit Court District, covering DeSoto County, appointed by Governor Tate Reeves in August 2025 and sworn in on September 1, 2025
- Hollowell serves as Circuit Judge for the 21st Circuit Court District, a position established by the Mississippi Legislature to meet the growing judicial needs of DeSoto County

### Education

- University of Mississippi — B.A.
- University of Miami School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Judge pro tem for Horn Lake and Walls municipal courts
- His legal career spans criminal and civil litigation, including work as a prosecutor, public defender, and private attorney in business and personal injury defense cases.
- He has litigated in over 30 Mississippi counties and argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Mississippi Rules for Electronic and Photographic Coverage of Judicial Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e3a3d4ea0cc787040c3d10b3) — Only the source-described proceeding, permission process and exceptions. Remote-hearing instructions apply only when remote participation has been authorized. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_electronicphotographic_coverage.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.