The Honorable
Judge
County and Youth Courts of Forrest County, Mississippi
The Honorable Michael W. McPhail is
the judge of the County and Youth Courts of Forrest County, Mississippi.
Previously, he worked as a city court judge and an assistant district
attorney. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards,
including the 1997 Judicial Service Award presented by Mississippi
Families for Kids, 1995 Lookin' to the Future Award presented by
the Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, and the
State Youth Services Award. He was named a Paul Harris Fellow by
the Rotary Club of Hattiesburg, and recognized as Hattiesburg's
Outstanding Young Man for 1984. Judge McPhail is a member of the
Mississippi Bar Association, the Mississippi Conference of Trial
and Appellate Judges, the Mississippi Council of Youth Court Judges
and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Judge
McPhail currently serves on the boards of The Salvation Army, Boys
and Girls Club PACE Headstart program, the board of governors for
the Mississippi Judicial College, the Mississippi Families for
Kids, the Right to Succeed, Inc., and the Human Rights Committee
at the Ellisville State School for the Mentally Retarded. In addition,
he has served on numerous boards and committees, including the
Council of County Court Judges for the State of Mississippi, the
Mississippi Commission on a Uniform Youth Court System, the Children's
Justice Act Task Force for the State of Mississippi, and the Juvenile
Justice Advisory Committee for the State of Mississippi. Judge
McPhail received a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern
Mississippi and a juris doctor degree with distinction from the
Mississippi College School of Law.
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