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Pictured: Chief Justice Mike Randolph (left) with the three new judges: Stanley Alexander and James Holland will serve as full-time judges, while Chris Collins (right) will support the court part-time.

Monday is opening day for the controversial CCID court here in Jackson. Today, I’m here at the opening ceremony, where Chief Justice Mike Randolph will announced the appointed judges.

overdue for an intro, so here goes, in a couple quick facts & flicks:

-I’m Daja E. Henry, a journalist covering criminal justice in Mississippi
-woman of many hobbies
-lover of Black literature
-amateur photographer and genealogist
-world traveler (20 countries and counting)

#addtoBlacksky