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Sharion Marie Aycock (; born December 19, 1955) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. She served as the chief judge from 2014 to 2021 and has been on the court since 2007. She is the first female federal district court judge in Mississippi.


Early life and education

Aycock was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and raised in Tremont. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from
Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...
with a minor in political science in 1977. She received a
Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from Mississippi College School of Law in 1980, where she graduated second in the class and was co-editor-in-chief of the ''Mississippi College Law Review''. She became a member of
the Mississippi Bar The Mississippi Bar is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Mississippi. History The Mississippi Bar traces its lineage to a voluntary membership organization formed in 1821; however, this association lapsed after fo ...
in 1980.


Career

Aycock worked in private practice in Mississippi from 1980 to 2003 with two firms and as a solo practitioner. Aycock served as the
Itawamba County Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county was ...
prosecuting attorney from 1984 to 1992. She was a circuit court judge on the First Circuit Court of Mississippi from 2003 to 2007. Aycock was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by
Glen H. Davidson Glen H. Davidson (born November 20, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Education and career Davidson was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He received a Bach ...
. She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 2007, and received her commission on October 22, 2007. She became chief judge on June 2, 2014. She is the first woman to be Chief Judge of the court in Mississippi. Her term as chief judge ended on June 11, 2021.


Personal life

Aycock is married to William R. "Randy" Aycock and has one son.


See also

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List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Mississippi. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in thei ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aycock, Sharion 1955 births Living people 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women judges American women lawyers American lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Mississippi College School of Law alumni Mississippi lawyers Mississippi state court judges Mississippi State University alumni People from Itawamba County, Mississippi United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush