Jenessa Carter Hicks

Jenessa Carter Hicks earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2009 and has practiced law in Oxford for 17 years, with a focus on Chancery Court matters including divorce, child custody, guardianships and land disputes, per her campaign site. She has also handled civil litigation cases tried to jury verdict across the state, per her campaign site. This is an open seat left by the retirement of Judge Larry Little, and the race is headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff among four candidates, per the Oxford Eagle.