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Article: Pittman retiring early.(Strictly Business)(Supreme Court Chief Justice)(Brief Article)
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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JACKSON -- Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Edwin L. Pittman is planning to retire effective March 31, 2004. Pittman made the announcement recently to news media in Hattiesburg, where he grew up.
Pittman is retiring nine months before the expiration of his elected term, which would end in January 2005. Gov. Haley Barbour will appoint someone to serve the unexpired term.
A justice will be elected to the next full eight-year term during the Nov. 2 general election.
"My reason for retirement is I'm retirement age," said Chief Justice Pittman, 69. "I've been in government for 40 years, It's time."
Pittman has served on the ...