1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still pending

A Mississippi judge dismissed one lawsuit that challenged a new law that appointed judges in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county.

Three Jackson residents testified to Thomas last week that the new law tramples their rights because most Mississippi judges are elected.

Thomas wrote that a 1989 state law allows appointment of judges in some circumstances and that "disappointment and frustration with the legislative process does not create a judicial right to relief."