Former Judges
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Term as Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams, GeorgeGeorge Adams | MS | 1784–1844 | 1838 | (none) | (none) | Jackson, Jackson | resignation |
| 2 | Gholson, Samuel J.Samuel J. Gholson | MS | 1808–1883 | 1839–1861 | (none) | (none) | Van Buren, Van Buren | resignation |
| 3 | Hill, Robert AndrewsRobert Andrews Hill | MS | 1811–1900 | 1866–1891 | (none) | (none) | Johnson, A.A. Johnson | retirement |
| 4 | Niles, Henry ClayHenry Clay Niles | MS | 1850–1918 | 1891–1918 | (none) | (none) | Harrison, B.B. Harrison | death |
| 5 | Holmes, Edwin R.Edwin R. Holmes | MS | 1878–1961 | 1918–1929 | (none) | (none) | Wilson, Wilson | reassignment to S.D. Miss. |
| 6 | Cox, Elijah AllenElijah Allen Cox | MS | 1887–1974 | 1929–1957 | (none) | 1957–1974 | Coolidge, Coolidge | death |
| 7 | Clayton, Claude FeemsterClaude Feemster Clayton | MS | 1909–1969 | 1958–1967 | 1966–1967 | (none) | Eisenhower, Eisenhower | appointment to 5th Cir. |
| 8 | Keady, William ColbertWilliam Colbert Keady | MS | 1913–1989 | 1968–1983 | 1968–1982 | 1983–1989 | Johnson, L.L. Johnson | death |
| 9 | Smith, Orma RinehartOrma Rinehart Smith | MS | 1904–1982 | 1968–1978 | (none) | 1978–1982 | Johnson, L.L. Johnson | death |
| 10 | Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. | MS | 1933–2011 | 1979–1998 | 1982–1998 | 1998–2011 | Carter | retirement |
| 13 | W. Allen Pepper Jr. | MS | 1941–2011 | 1999–2011 | (none) | (none) | Clinton | death |
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