Starkville Attorney Lands Key Bar Position

MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT RELEASE

Starkville attorney Austin Vollor has been appointed to the Bar Complaint Tribunal.

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Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. made five new appointments to the tribunal in an order issued on Aug. 29.  The three-year terms will conclude on Aug. 31, 2019.

Members of the Complaint Tribunal hear and decide disciplinary matters arising out of complaints against  attorneys. Discipline may range from private reprimand to disbarment. Decisions from the Complaint Tribunal may be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Actions by the Complaint Tribunal are final if not appealed.

The 27-member Complaint Tribunal is made up of nine judges and 18 lawyers selected by the nine members of the Supreme Court from three Supreme Court districts. The Complaint Tribunal sits in panels of three, with each panel comprised of two attorneys and one judge.