Roy Noble Lee
Roy Noble Lee (October 19, 1915 – January 21, 2015) was an American judge who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1987 to 1993. Born in Madison County, Mississippi, Lee received his bachelor's degree from Mississippi College and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law. He was a FBI agent from 1942–44 and served in the United States Navy Reserves during World War II.[1] Lee was a state district attorney and then a state circuit court judge. He died in January 2015 at his home in Forest, Mississippi, aged 99.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Sid Salter: Roy Noble Lee helped Modernize state courts", Daily Journal (dailyjournal.com), Tupelo, Mississippi, January 25, 2015, updated May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Noble Lee Passes". January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
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