Carlyn Hicks
MS · Hinds County Court Judge, Subdistrict 1
Hinds County Court judge since a 2020 appointment and former director of the Mission First Legal Aid Office, a pro bono program of Mississippi College School of Law. She stresses efficient case handling without delaying justice, and impartial, fair decisions.
Where Carlyn Hicks stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Opened a youth center offering mentoring, tutoring, and job training for young people involved with the court.
October 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: jacksonadvocateonline.com
Started mentorship, runaway prevention, and job training programs for young people in Hinds County Youth Court.
April 1, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wlbt.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Told Jackson city officials that children could not be jailed for breaking the city’s youth curfew.
January 22, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wlbt.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Ended shackling children in youth court hearings and let them meet their lawyers before court.
November 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: mississippifreepress.org
Started a program that gave free lawyers to low-income parents in Rankin County child welfare cases.
October 1, 2012Supports Civil Rights
Source: fliphtml5.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received the Jackson Advocate editorial board’s endorsement for Hinds County Court judge.
October 28, 2021
Source: jacksonadvocateonline.com
Started a court program to contact families when students miss too many school days.
August 12, 2021
Source: wlbt.com
Was appointed a Hinds County Court judge after leading a legal aid office.
July 9, 2020
Source: mc.edu
Represented a Rankin County mother in a child welfare case that ended with her son returning home.
July 1, 2015
Source: jacksonfreepress.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 favorable
Became director of the Mission First Legal Aid Office, which provides free legal help to low-income residents.
August 1, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: mississippifreepress.org
Supervised law students representing families through the Child Welfare and Family Justice Clinic.
March 27, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jsums.edu
Received the American Bar Association’s Child Advocacy Award for her work representing parents in child welfare cases.
August 2, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: caba.ms
Past race Carlyn Hicks ran in:
- Hinds County Court Judge, Subdistrict 1 · November 3, 2026 · Hinds County, Mississippi · incumbent