Task Force to Strengthen Confidence Legal System Appointed

On Thursday February 21 the Bar's Board of Commissioners approved the creation of a task force to "examine our legal system and make recommendations to insure the honesty and integrity of the Bar and the fairness and impartiality within the Judiciary". Last Monday President Bobby Bailess issued invitations to17 Mississippi lawyers and judges to serve on the task force. Last Thursday February 28 all 17 appointees agreed to serve. Bill Goodman of Jackson is chairing the task force. Other members include: Reuben Anderson, Jackson; Patricia Bennett, Jackson; Judge Lisa Dodson, Gulfport; Don Dornan, Jr., Biloxi; Barry Ford, Jackson; Deborah Gambrell, Hattiesburg; Billie Graham, Laurel; Bill Liston, Winona; John Clark Love, Jr., Kosciusko; Judge Kent McDaniel, Brandon; Harold Mitchell, Jr., Greenville; Guy Mitchell, III, Tupelo; Colette Oldmixon, Poplarville Judge Edward Patten, Jr., Hazlehurst; Briggs Smith, Batesville and former Governor William Winter of Jackson. The Task Force will be holding its first meeting in March and concluding its work by this fall.