Jim Hood

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{TOCnestright}}Jim Hood is the Attorney General of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, defeating the Republican nominee, Scott Newton. Hood, a former District Attorney, succeeded Mike Moore.

He is a native of Houlka, Mississippi in Chickasaw County.

In 2005, Hood prosecuted former Klansman Edgar Ray Killen for orchestrating the murder of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney in Philadelphia, Mississippi over forty years ago.

He has been active in the legal aspects of the recovery of Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Shortly after Katrina, Hood partnered with Mississippi tort baron Dickie Scruggs to file suit against numerous high profile insurance companies. Some have alleged high pressure tactics were unfairly used to pressure the insurance companies into settlement. With the backing of many wealthy tort lawyers, Hood announced in 2007 that he was running for re-election as Mississippi's attorney general as a Democrat.

Education

Hood received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1988.

Contact Information

Mailing address:
MS Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 220
Jackson, MS 39205
Street address:
MS Attorney General's Office
Walter Sillers Building
550 High Street, Suite 1200
Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone: 601-359-3680

External links

• Official website
• Suit against Insurance Cos.

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