Edwin L. Pittman

Edwin Pittman
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
In office
January 2001 – March 31, 2004
Preceded byLenore L. Prather
Succeeded byJames W. Smith Jr.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
In office
1989–2004
Succeeded byMichael K. Randolph
37th Attorney General of Mississippi
In office
1984–1988
GovernorWilliam Allain
Preceded byWilliam Allain
Succeeded byMike Moore
32nd Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
1980–1984
GovernorWilliam Allain
Preceded byHeber Austin Ladner
Succeeded byDick Molpus
Mississippi State Treasurer
In office
1976–1980
GovernorCliff Finch
Preceded byBrad Dye
Succeeded byJohn L. Dale
Personal details
Born
Edwin Lloyd Pittman

(1935-01-02) January 2, 1935 (age 89)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi (BS)
University of Mississippi (JD)

Edwin Lloyd Pittman (born January 2, 1935) is an American jurist and politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1989 to 2001 and chief justice from 2001 to 2004. He also served as the state's attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer.[1] Pittman reached the rank of brigadier general in the Mississippi National Guard.

  1. ^ "Chief Justice Edwin L. Pittman announces retirement" (PDF). courts.ms.gov. March 8, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2017.