FILE - Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice James W. Kitchens asks a question, July 6, 2023, before the court in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

In this image provided by the Amy St. Pe' for Court of Appeals campaign, City attorney and municipal judge in Jackson County, Miss., Amy St. Pe', who is in a Nov. 26, 2024 runoff election against Chancery Court Judge for Harrison, Hancock, and Stone Counties Jennifer Schloegel, for a seat on the 10-member Mississippi Court of Appeals, poses. (Amy St. Pe' for Court of Appeals campaign, via AP)

FILE - Mississippi Supreme Court justices including Justice Jim Kitchens, seated at right, fourth from top, listen to arguments, July 6, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FILE - Senate Elections Committee Chair Jenifer Branning, R-Philadelphia, explains a facet of an absentee-ballot bill during floor debate at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

This combo of undated images provided the Amy St. Pe' for Court of Appeals campaign, left, and, Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel for Court of Appeals campaign, City attorney and municipal judge in Jackson County, Miss., Amy St. Pe', and Chancery Court Judge for Harrison, Hancock, and Stone Counties Jennifer Schloegel, pose. The pair are in a Nov. 26, 2024 runoff election for a seat on the 10-member Mississippi Court of Appeals. (Amy St. Pe' for Court of Appeals campaign, Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel for Court of Appeals campaign via AP)

This image provided by Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel for Court of Appeals campaign, Chancery Court Judge for Harrison, Hancock, and Stone Counties in Mississippi Jennifer Schloegel, who is in a Nov. 26, 2024 runoff election against Moss Point city attorney and municipal judge in Jackson County, Miss., Amy St. Pe' for a seat on the 10-member Mississippi Court of Appeals, poses. (Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel for Court of Appeals campaign, via AP)