Judge Prentiss Harrell

Personal

• Judge Prentiss G. Harrell is the proud father of two children and six grandchildren.
• He is a member of Main Street Baptist Church where he is a Sunday School teacher and has served on numerous committees.

Education

• Judge Harrell graduated from William Carey College in 1979.
• He was an adjunct instructor at William Carey College for several years.
• He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the Mississippi College School of Law in 1986.

Practice

• Judge Harrell's primary area of practice was business law from 1987 to 2007.

Experience

• Judge Harrell was first elected to office in 1996 when the voters of Lamar County elected him County Attorney.
• While County Attorney, Judge Harrell was active in the Mississippi Bar Association and the Mississippi College School of Law Alumni Association, serving as president.
• In addition, Judge Harrell was the managing shareholder in a seven person law firm located in the Oak Grove area.
• In 2007 he was elected as the Circuit Judge for the 15th Judicial District of Mississippi and re-elected again in 2010.
• During Judge Harrell's tenure as Circuit Judge, he has handled numerous civil and criminal matters in the circuit courts of Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River, Jefferson Davis and Marion Counties.