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Carol C. West
Professor of Law

 Email: west@mc.edu

PH: (601) 925-7158

Education:

  • B.A., Mississippi University for Women
  • M.L.S., University of Southern Mississippi
  • J.D., University of Mississippi

Areas of Expertise :

  • Domestic Relations
  • Women and the Law
  • Advanced Legal Research and Writing
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Legislation

Professional Experience:

  • Member of the faculty of Mississippi College School of Law since 1975.

  • Director of Legislative Reference Bureau and counsel to legislative committees, Mississippi Legislature, 1970-1975

  • Head of Legislative Reference Bureau and Counsel to Legislative Committees, Mississippi Legilature, 1970-1975

  • Catalog Librarian, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1967-1970

  • Head of Public Services, University of Virginia School of Law, 1966-1967

Memberships and Admissions:

  • American Bar Association
  • Mississippi Bar
  • Hinds County Bar Association, Member of the Board of Directors (1994-1997)
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association,
    Served two terms on Board of Directors
  • American Society of Legal History

Professional Activities :

  • Member, Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission February, 1993-July, 1998 (Governor’s appointment to five person board)

  • Invited by the Republic of Armenia to serve as a consultant on developing a Parliamentary Library. Spent five weeks in Summer, 1995 in Yerevan, Armenia.

  • Invited by National Assembly of Tanzania to serve as a consultant on Parliamentary library services. Spent one month during Summer, 1997 in Dodoma, Tanzania.

  • Secretary, Mississippi Task Force on Gender Fairness in the Courts

  • Member, Mississippi Judicial Advisory Study Committee, Consulting Group on Criminal Code Revision