David M. Ishee

David M. Ishee (born 1963) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Biography

Ishee was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1963. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law after studying at the University of London.

After graduation he entered private law practice with his late father-in-law, Elmo Lang of Pascagoula, Mississippi. He practiced for almost 14 years in the law firm of Lang and Ishee. During that time, he was involved in extensive litigation in civil, criminal, and domestic-relations law.

Mississippi Court of Appeals In September 2004, Ishee was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals by Governor Haley Barbour. He was appointed by the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court to chair the Criminal Section of the Model Jury Instructions Revision Committee, which revised the Criminal Model Jury Instructions for the Circuit Courts of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi Ishee was appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court by Governor Phil Bryant to replace former Justice Jess H. Dickinson. He took the oath of office on September 18, 2017.

Personal Ishee is married to the former Linda Lang of Pascagoula. They have one daughter, Lauren. Justice Ishee is the son of Mrs. Doris Ishee of Gulfport and the late Representative Roger Ishee.