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Derek Dewayne Hopson Jr.

Nonpartisan · Mississippi · 2026

Running for Court Of Appeals, District 1, Position 1 and 1 more race, Mississippi

Biography

Derek Dewayne Hopson Jr. is a candidate for Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 1, Position 1, challenging incumbent John Weddle. Hopson is an associate attorney at Hopson Law Group in Clarksdale, practicing primarily personal injury law, and earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi after an M.B.A. and B.A. at Delta State University, per Hopson Law Group's website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

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