▁by ▁the ▁governor . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁branch ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁authority ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Legisl ature , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁The ▁Legisl ature ▁is ▁b ic amer al , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁The ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁pres ides ▁over ▁the ▁Senate , ▁while ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁selects ▁their ▁own ▁Spe aker . ▁The ▁state ▁constitution ▁perm its ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁establish ▁by ▁law ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sen ators ▁and ▁represent atives , ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁sen ators ▁and ▁ 1 2 2 ▁represent atives . ▁Current ▁state ▁law ▁sets ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sen ators ▁at ▁ 5 2 ▁and ▁represent atives ▁at ▁ 1 2 2 . ▁The ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁for ▁sen ators ▁and ▁represent atives ▁is ▁four ▁years , ▁with ▁no ▁term ▁limits . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁branch ▁ ▁Supreme ▁jud icial ▁authority ▁rest s ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁has ▁state wide ▁authority . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁state wide ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Circ uit ▁Cour ts , ▁Ch anc ery ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁Justice ▁Cour ts , ▁which ▁have ▁more ▁limited ▁ge ographical ▁juris diction . ▁The ▁nine ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁three ▁districts ▁( three ▁jud ges ▁per ▁district ) ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁citizens ▁in ▁non - part isan ▁elections ▁to ▁eight - year ▁st agger ed ▁terms . ▁The ▁ten ▁jud