Jess Hays Dickinson (born March 25, 1947) is a former Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Biography
Jess Hays Dickinson was born in Charleston, Mississippi. His mother was Laura Augusta Hays (1920–2008). He has a brother, Leonard Lee Dickinson III.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Mississippi State University in 1978, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1982.
He practiced law in Jackson and Gulfport before serving as a Forrest Circuit Court Judge. He joined the Supreme Court in January 2004. He has been a member of the adjunct faculty of both William Carey College and the Mississippi College School of Law, as well as serving on two committees for the Mississippi Bar. Dickinson is a charter member of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission.
He is married and has four sons. Dickinson is a member of the local Mississippi bluegrass and folk band "Bluegrass Appeal."