Bill Waller Jr.

Bill Waller Jr.
Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
In office
January 5, 2009 – January 31, 2019
Preceded byJames W. Smith Jr.
Succeeded byMichael K. Randolph
Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
In office
January 1998 – January 31, 2019
Preceded byDan Lee
Succeeded byKenny Griffis
Personal details
Born
William Lowe Waller Jr.

(1952-02-09) February 9, 1952 (age 72)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCharlotte Brawner
Parents
EducationMississippi State University (BA)
University of Mississippi (JD)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankBrigadier General
UnitMississippi Army National Guard

William Lowe Waller Jr. (born February 9, 1952) is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1998 to 2019.[1][2] A member of the Republican Party, he was chief justice for his last decade in office. Waller was a candidate for the Republican nomination of Governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election,[3][4] but was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves.[5]

  1. ^ Mississippi. Secretary of State (2001). Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. ISSN 0196-4755. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Drug courts, pay raises, gubernatorial run?: Retiring MS chief justice on career, future". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Chief Justice Waller to enter governor's race, setting up cramped GOP primary". Mississippi Today. February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "As expected, GOP's Reeves files for Mississippi governor". Mississippi Business Journal. Associated Press. January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Ramseth, Luke; Bologna, Giacomo. "Tate Reeves wins Mississippi GOP governor runoff, advances to general against Jim Hood". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 2, 2019.