► Judge Nell Cowart of Poplarville, MS; serial offender |
Judge Nell Cowart of Poplarville, MS; serial offender
The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance found Nell guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.
Nell’s 1st bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree
In one matter, Nell issued a warrant for noncustodial kidnapping against the father of a child involved in a custody dispute. The mother of the child was both a campaign contributor and Judge Cowart's friend.
As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Nell by gifting her with a complimentary admonishment.
Nell’s 2nd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree
As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Nell by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.
Nell’s 3rd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree
As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Mississippi Supreme Court punished Nell by gifting her with a 60-day suspension without pay from her judicial position and assessed her disciplinary costs of $2,239.63.
As we speak (ca. April 2021) Nell continues to practice her brand of jurisprudence as a judge of the Pearl River County Justice Court in Poplarville, Mississippi.
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