Joseph Sclafani

Background

About Joseph Sclafani

In April 2018, I was appointed by Governor Bryant to serve as Circuit Judge for Hinds County, Post 4. Prior to my appointment, I spent fifteen years as a litigation partner at Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC. I have been recognized by Best Lawyers in Appellate Law and received a Peer Review rating of AV 5 from Martindale Hubbell. I also have been recognized by Benchmark: Appellate as a leading appellate attorney in the Fifth Circuit and a "preeminent Appellate Practitioner in the country." I was designated by American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel as a Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law and named a Mid-South Rising Star in Civil Litigation Defense. I began my litigation practice in at Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto, California. I received my J.D. summa cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law where I served as the Articles Editor of the Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board and a Hearin-Hess Scholar, and earned American Jurisprudence Awards for best paper in seven classes. After graduation, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Admissions to Practice: Mississippi United States District Courts of Mississippi United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit California (2001) United States District Courts of California (2001) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2001) United States Supreme Court (2005) DISCLAIMER: Listing of practice does not indicate any certification of expertise. Any decision with respect to legal services should not be based solely on this or any other advertisement. Free background information available upon request.