Col. Lee Thaggard dons his robe with the help of his wife, Cheryl, during an investiture ceremony establishing him as a military judge in the Mississippi National Guard Saturday at the state Capitol. Thaggard is the first permanent appointed military judge in Mississippi. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the MSARNG in 1987 and earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1992. He is a partner in the law firm of Barry, Thaggard, May, and Bailey, LLP in Meridian, where he has a general civil practice with emphasis on governmental law, insuran


Col. Lee Thaggard dons his robe with the help of his wife, Cheryl, during an investiture ceremony establishing him as a military judge in the Mississippi National Guard Saturday at the state Capitol. Thaggard is the first permanent appointed military judge in Mississippi. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the MSARNG in 1987 and earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1992. He is a partner in the law firm of Barry, Thaggard, May, and Bailey, LLP in Meridian, where he has a general civil practice with emphasis on governmental law, insurance defense, and employment law. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes, 102d Public Affairs Detachment)


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