Robert Burns Mayes

Robert Burns Mayes (June 28, 1867 – February 18, 1921) was an American jurist. He was a state senator and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1906 to 1912.

Early life Robert Burns Mayes was born on June 28, 1867, in Gallatin, Mississippi. He was the son of Herman Bowman Mayes, a prominent lawyer, and Charity (Barlow) Mayes. He began practicing law in 1890. In 1893, he was made a special agent of the United States Department of the Treasury and worked in this position until 1895. On May 10, 1906, Mayes was appointed to replace Jeff Truly as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Mayes resigned from the Court on August 8, 1912, to return to private practice.