Congrats to (soon to be Judge) Reeves.  I doubt we pull the same levers in the voting booth, but I think he’ll do well.  He’s a smart guy and I would think will make a very competent jurist.

I saw the comment on NMC that Cliff Johnson (Reeves’s law partner) would make a good Southern US Attorney appointment.  I agree.

Didn’t know the name so took a moment to look it up.

He and the firm/partners are regular campaign contributors:  Barbara Blackmon (Lt Gov), Cecil Brown, Chuck McRae, David Baria, David Blount, Gary Anderson, James Graves, Jamie Franks, Jim Hood, Jim Kitchens, Oliver Diaz, Ronnie Musgrove, Ms Democratic Party, etc.

From CL article, Experts: Legal System Works: 

As the judge prepared to read the verdict in the bribery case against state Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz Jr., Cliff Johnson said the tension was as thick as anything he has experienced in 13 years as a defense attorney.  And he was just a spectator.  “There was an epidemic of hand-wringing and bowed heads,” said Johnson, who works for the Jackson firm of Pigott, Reeves, Johnson and Minor. Minor is J. Douglas Minor, not Diaz co-defendant Paul Minor. For his part, Johnson said one result is that one of the state’s strongest legal minds has been vindicated. “We’re going to have a very fine Supreme Court justice return to active duty,” he said. “For all of us, that is good news.”

State Farm v Jim Hood transcript, page 83, line 12

Q. So if I heard your answer correctly, you met with Mr. Scruggs to discuss your strategy before you filed that suit within 14 days of Katrina.

A. And there was probably 15 lawyers in one meeting I know that we had. I think a couple of them, three or four three of them are here today.

Q. Where did that meeting take place?
A. In our office.

Q. When did it take place?
A. Sometime before we filed the suit.

Q. And can you tell the names of the lawyers that you consulted with about your filing this lawsuit to try to invalidate the water exclusion in the standard homeowners policies in Mississippi?

A. I can think of a few of them; but, I mean, I don’t recall all of the names. I think Danny Cupit was there. I think Mr. Liston was there. Crymes Pittman, Mr. Scruggs was there.  There was about—Precious Martin was there. Former U.S. Attorney Brad Pigott was there.

Q. I’m sorry?

A. Former U.S. Attorney Brad Pigott was there; Carlton Reeves, an old law clerk buddy of mine that worked with Mr. Pigott in his firm in Jackson. Maybe Governor Lang was there. I’m not sure. I think he was. I think he was there as well. I’m sorry. I don’t recall all the names. There were more, though.  I can tell you that.