The Hon. Debra W. Blackwell is a judge for the 6th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. She was elected to the bench in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
The 6th Circuit District encompasses Adams, Amite, Franklin, and Wilkinson Counties.
Blackwell earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1987. She then completed a J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1990.
She is licensed to practice in Mississippi (1991), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.