Bridgett B. Clayton
Biography
Bridgett B. Clayton is a Hinds County Attorney who qualified to run for Hinds County Chancery Court judge, District 5-3, per WJTV. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Hinds County, Mississippi
Chancery Court Judge, District 5-3
Hinds County, Mississippi
Chancery Court Judge, District 5-3
2 candidates are tracked for Chancery Court Judge, District 5-3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bridgett B. Clayton and Tametrice E. Hodges. Candidate information follows official Hinds County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Bridgett B. Clayton and Tametrice E. Hodges are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat. Subdistrict 5-3 covers part of the 5th Chancery Court District (Hinds); only voters living in that subdistrict see this race. Mississippi judicial races are nonpartisan; if nobody wins a majority, the top two meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026, per the Secretary of State's 2026 elections calendar. Listed from the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot.