The Hon. Dorothy W. Colom (Ret.) served as a chancellor for the 14th Chancery Court District of Mississippi. She retired at the conclusion of her term on December 31, 2018.
The 14th Chancery District encompasses Chickasaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Webster Counties.
Colom earned a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in 1974. She then completed a J.D. at Antioch School of law in 1978.
After graduating from law school, Colom began her legal career as a staff attorney for North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. She worked in that capacity until 1980, at which time she entered into private practice as a partner at Colom & Colom.