Appointed By: Gov. Jonathan Tate Reeves
The Hon. Gray Tollison is a judge for the 3rd Circuit Court District of Mississippi. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Tate Reeves in 2020, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Andrew Howorth.
The 3rd Circuit includes Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, and Union Counties.
Prior to joining the bench, Tollison served for six terms as a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 9. After joining the state Senate in 1996, he was appointed chairman of the Judiciary Division B Committee in 2004 and the Senate Education Committee in 2012. Tollison also served as a member of the Rules, Finance, Public Health and Welfare, Universities and Colleges, and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees. Then, in 2019, he began a brief tenure as president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate before leaving office the following year.
Outside of his political career, Tollison worked as a private practice attorney at his family’s law firm since 1992 and was a former law clerk to the Hon. Armis E. Hawkins with the Mississippi Supreme Court (1991 to 1992).
He received a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College in 1986. Tollison then completed a J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Tollison was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Oxford, Mississippi, where he attended Oxford High School. He and his wife, Amanda, have two grown children.
He is registered as a Republican.
| Party Affiliation Republican | Republican |
| Current Appointment 3rd Circuit Court District of Mississippi | 3rd Circuit Court District of Mississippi |
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Education
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law Bachelor's degree, Rhodes College - 1986 |
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law Bachelor's degree, Rhodes College - 1986 |
| Current Court: | MS - 3rd Circuit Court District of Mississippi |
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| Clerk phone: | +1 (662) 234-3013 |
| Role | Employer | Where |
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| Law Clerk | Mississippi Supreme Court with the Hon. Armis E. Hawkins | None |
| Attorney | Private Practice | None |
| Senator | Mississippi State Senate (District 9) | None |
| Judge | 3rd Circuit Court District of Mississippi | None |
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Daily Journal: Tollison Adapting to Life on the Bench
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