The Network would like to extend its congratulations to Ann Lamar, the newest Mississippi Supreme Court Justice. She is the mother of Trey Lamar, a fraternal brother and occasional SNN reader.

From The Clarion-Ledger:

Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Circuit Court Judge Ann Hannaford Lamar of Senatobia to fill an empty seat on the state Supreme Court, his office announced today.

Lamar, 54, a former district attorney, will replace Justice Kay Cobb of Oxford, who resigned. Lamar will join the bench May 21.

“Ann is highly regarded among her peers as an outstanding judge with a great legal mind,” Barbour said in a statement. “She brings a wealth of credentials and experience both as a prosecutor and judge to a very demanding level of public service.”

Lamar has served as a Circuit Court judge in the district covering DeSoto, Tate, Panola, Tallahatchie, and Yalobusha counties since 2001.