MS SC648

Recognizes Judge Marcus D. Gordon's retirement after serving as 8th Circuit Court District Judge (Leake, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties) from March 1977 through March 2016

Honors Gordon as Mississippi's longest-serving trial court judge with 37 years on the bench

Acknowledges his military service in the United States Air Force from 1950-1954 and his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1959

Notes his extensive public legal career including Newton County Prosecuting Attorney (1964-1968), District Attorney for the Eighth Circuit (1972-1977), and attorney for various municipal entities

Directs the resolution be presented to Judge Gordon at ceremonies at the American Legion Hut in Decatur, Mississippi, on April 16, 2016