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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

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Profile last researched September 24, 2026.