The Hon. Steve S. Ratcliff is a judge for the 20th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. He was elected to the bench on November 24, 2015.
The 20th Circuit District encompasses Madison County and Rankin County.
Prior to his election, Ratcliff was a judge for the Madison County Court, a position to which he was named in 2010.
Ratcliff earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University in 1984. He then completed a J.D. at Mississippi College School of Law in 1990.
He is admitted 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.
His memberships have included the Mississippi Bar Association and the Madison County Bar Association. He has also served as a volunteer attorney at Mission First Legal Aid, and he has worshiped at Christ United Methodist Church.