Judge John Sheffield of Tupelo, MS; serial offender

The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance found Johnny guilty of the following misconduct.

Tommy’s 1^st bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree

In one matter, Tommy tried to have a woman arrested who at the time was involved in a custody dispute with Tommy’s brother.

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the supporters for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Tommy by gifting him with a complimentary admonishment.

Tommy’s 2^nd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree

• Improperly suspended court assessments because of the lack of a court bailiff

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the supporters for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Tommy by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Tommy’s 3^rd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree

• Ordered man to service six months in work center on an old case that had been appealed and resolved 17 years earlier
• Presided over case he lacked all jurisdiction to hear
• Tommy’s testimony before Judicial Commission was inconsistent
• Engaged in willful misconduct
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Brought judicial office into disrepute

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the supporters for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Tommy by gifting him with yet another complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. November 2015) Johnny continues to sit as a Lee County Justice Court judge in Tupelo, Mississippi.