Carlos Moore Removed

Carlos Moore, who served as municipal court judge for the Mississippi cities of Clarksdale and Grenada, was permanently barred from serving as a judge and fined $3,000 by the Mississippi Supreme Court on January 16, 2025, for what the court called "willful misconduct that was prejudicial to the administration of justice." The case stemmed from Moore's social media activity in 2021 and 2022, where he posted content perceived as advertising his private law practice and made comments the Commission on Judicial Performance deemed racially charged and inappropriate.

Moore had previously agreed with the Commission to limit his social media posts to court-related information, but continued posting under the name "Judge Carlos Moore" in ways the Commission found violated that agreement. The Supreme Court's majority opinion held that Moore "failed to act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary," and ruled that his removal is permanent — interpreting the constitutional phrase "removed from office" itself as meaning an irreversible separation from judicial duties.