WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Harrison replaces DeLaughter on bench
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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Newly appointed Hinds County Circuit Judge Malcolm Harrison took the oath of office Friday during a ceremony at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson.
Harrison replaces former Judge Bobby DeLaughter who resigned after pleading guilty in a judicial bribery case.
The Provine High and Jackson State University grad earned his law degree from Cumberland School Of Law at Samford University in Birmingham.
He became emotional when he tried to speak after being sworn in by State Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens.
Harrison will serve the remainder of DeLaughter's term which ends in January of 2011. He begins work Monday.
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