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Areas of Expertise:
- Domestic Relations
- Women and the Law
- Advanced Legal Research & Writing
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Legislation
Carol C. West
Professor of Law
Education:
- B.A., Mississippi University for Women
- M.L.S., University of Southern Mississippi
- J.D., University of Mississippi
Professional Experience:
- Mississippi College School of Law, 1975-present
- Director of Legislative Reference Bureau and counsel to legislative committees, Mississippi Legislature, 1970-1975
- Head of Legislative Reference Bureau and Counsel to Legislative Committees, Mississippi Legislature, 1970-1975
- Catalog Librarian, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1967-1970
- Head of Public Services, University of Virginia School of Law, 1966-1967
Memberships & Admissions:
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar
- Hinds County Bar Association, Member of the Board of Directors, 1994-1997
- Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, served two terms on Board of Directors
- American Society of Legal History
Professional Activities:
- Member, Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi Library Commission February, 1993-July, 1998 (Governor’s appointment to five person board)
- Invited by the Republic of Armenia to serve as a consultant on developing a Parliamentary Library. Spent five weeks in Summer, 1995 in Yerevan, Armenia.
- Invited by National Assembly of Tanzania to serve as a consultant on Parliamentary library services. Spent one month during Summer, 1997 in Dodoma, Tanzania.
- Secretary, Mississippi Task Force on Gender Fairness in the Courts
- Member, Mississippi Judicial Advisory Study Committee, Consulting Group on Criminal Code Revision
