The Leflore County Courthouse, pictured here Tuesday, holds court proceedings presided by the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi. Leflore County, as well as Sunflower and Washington counties, fall under the Fourth District.
The Mississippi Supreme Court’s deadline for the state’s 23 circuit courts to submit plans on how each provides lawyers to criminal defendants who can’t afford them is fast approaching.
As of Tuesday, judges from 13 districts had provided their plans before this week’s deadline.