Bridgette M. Morgan
MS
Jackson attorney and former assistant Hinds County public defender who clerked for two circuit court judges and worked as a deputy city attorney. She has called for accountability and new ideas in the Hinds County justice system.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Appealed the trial court’s dismissal of her 2024 Hinds County judicial election challenge after a jury found for her opponent. The appeal had no reported final outcome in the searched sources.
September 19, 2025
Source: wlbt.com · researched September 26, 2026
Filed a court challenge to the certified result of a Hinds County judicial runoff, alleging mishandled ballots. The allegation remained disputed and the filing did not establish election misconduct.
December 16, 2024
Source: wapt.com · researched September 26, 2026
As a Jackson deputy city attorney, reviewed a proposed denial of a public-records request. The Mississippi Ethics Commission later found the city missed the legal deadline to issue its denial; it made no personal finding against her.
July 31, 2019
Source: ms.gov · researched September 26, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
Defended a former Greenville police officer in a federal drug-trafficking trial. A jury acquitted her client, and the judge dismissed a separate gun charge for insufficient evidence.
April 22, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: mississippitoday.org · researched September 26, 2026
Testified at a Mississippi Department of Human Services hearing that the proposed screening tool for drug testing welfare applicants had a high false-positive risk. She urged the agency to delay testing until it could use a reliable tool.
July 22, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: mdhs.ms.gov · researched September 26, 2026
Race Bridgette M. Morgan is in:
- Hinds County Court Judge, Subdistrict 2 · November 3, 2026 · Hinds County, Mississippi
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.