Rule 1. SCOPE OF RULES

These rules govern procedure in appeals to the Supreme Court of Mississippi and the

Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi; proceedings on petitions for writs; other relief

which the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals or a justice of the Supreme Court or judge

of the Court of Appeals is empowered to grant; and appeals from county court to circuit

court. When these rules provide for the making of a motion in the trial court, the procedure

for making such motion shall be in accordance with the practice of the trial court.

[Amended effective May 5, 2020.]

Advisory Committee Historical Note

Effective January 1, 1995, Miss.R.App.P. 1 replaced Miss.Sup.Ct.R. 1, embracing

proceedings in the Court of Appeals. 644-647 So.2d XXIII-XXIV (West Miss.Cases 1994).

Comment

Electronic filing in most appellate matters became mandatory on January 1, 2014.

Under Section 1.D. of the Appellate E-Filing Administrative Procedures, “all briefs, motions,

responses, and compliance documents . . . must be filed electronically.” Section 4 exempts

sealed and confidential cases, pro se litigants, and documents other than briefs, motions,

responses and compliance documents, all of which must be filed conventionally.

These rules are not to be construed to extend or limit jurisdiction of the Supreme

Court, except that Rule 5 is intended to expand the occasions upon which the Court may

exercise its power to hear interlocutory appeals. See Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. v.

Holland, 469 So. 2d 55, 62-64 (Miss. 1985), (Anderson, J., concurring). The jurisdictional

statute permits interlocutory appeals "in cases particularly provided for by law." Miss. Code

Ann. § 9-3-9 (Supp. 1994). These rules are "law." See Newell v. State, 308 So. 2d 71 (Miss.

1975).

Appeals from county court to circuit court are controlled, in part, by the Mississippi

hern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. v.

Holland, 469 So. 2d 55, 62-64 (Miss. 1985), (Anderson, J., concurring). The jurisdictional

statute permits interlocutory appeals "in cases particularly provided for by law." Miss. Code

Ann. § 9-3-9 (Supp. 1994). These rules are "law." See Newell v. State, 308 So. 2d 71 (Miss.

1975).

Appeals from county court to circuit court are controlled, in part, by the Mississippi

Rules of Appellate Procedure. Van Meter v. Alford, 774 So. 2d 430, 432 (Miss. 2000)

(quoting Am. Inv’rs, Inc. v. King, 733 So. 2d 830, 832 (Miss. 1999)).

Rules which provide for the making of a motion in the trial court include Rules 4(g),

extension of time to appeal; 6, determination of in forma pauperis status; 8(b), stay on appeal

to be first sought in trial court; and 10(e) correction of record on appeal. Trial court practice

is governed by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, Mississippi Rules of Evidence,

Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure, applicable uniform rules, and local rules where

adopted pursuant to M.R.C.P. 83 or MRCrP 1.9. The term "trial court" in these rules

includes a circuit or chancery court sitting as an appellate court. Rule 46(b) concerning the

admission of foreign attorneys governs admission in trial courts, in administrative agencies,

and in the appellate courts.

The Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 1995, are based

on the Mississippi Supreme Court Rules and were adopted to include procedure in the Court

of Appeals of the State of Mississippi pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §9-4-1 et seq. (Supp.

1994).

[Comment amended effective October 25, 2018, to address electronic filing; amended

effective May 5, 2020.]