ges ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁five ▁districts ▁( two ▁jud ges ▁per ▁district ) ▁for ▁eight - year ▁st agger ed ▁terms . ▁Jud ges ▁for ▁the ▁smaller ▁courts ▁are ▁elected ▁to ▁four - year ▁terms ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁citizens ▁who ▁live ▁within ▁that ▁court ' s ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁Federal ▁representation ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁has ▁two ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁seats . ▁One ▁is ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁Roger ▁W icker , ▁( Rep ublic an ) ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁C ind y ▁Hy de - Smith ▁( Rep ublic an ). ▁Senator ▁Roger ▁W icker ▁was ▁appointed ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Mississippi ▁governor ▁H ale y ▁Bar bour ▁due ▁to ▁Tr ent ▁L ott ▁res ign ing ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁finish ▁L ott ' s ▁term ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( see ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁special ▁election ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁Senator ▁C ind y ▁Hy de - Smith ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁held ▁by ▁Th ad ▁C och ran ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Phil ▁Bry ant , ▁after ▁C och ran ▁res igned ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁concerns . ▁C ind y ▁Hy de - Smith ▁was ▁elected ▁to