Edward Blackmon Jr.

Edward Blackmon Jr.
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 57th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1984
Preceded by	Robert L. Everett III
In office January 29, 1979 – January 8, 1980
Preceded by	Milton Case
Succeeded by	Robert L. Everett III
Personal details
Born	(1947-07-21) July 21, 1947 Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Tougaloo College George Washington University Emory University

Edward Blackmon Jr. (born July 21, 1947) is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 57th District, serving continuously since 1983, and is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served a term from 1979 to 1980. Edward Blackmon Jr has served as Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, President of the Magnolia Bar Association, and is presently an emeritus trustee of Tougaloo College’s Board of Trustees. Edward Blackmon Jr was named by the National Law Journal as one of the Nation’s Top 10 Litigators in 2002 and 2013. Among Edward Blackmon’s many achievements in his role as a public servant, he is most proud of his work as a State Legislator in redistricting the State’s Legislative districts and judicial districts to increase the number of minority representatives in each of those offices. Edward Blackmon has extensive experience in criminal law defense. During a 20 year period involving more than 50 defense trials, Edward Blackmon did not lose a single case.

Admitted in

• United States Supreme Court
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
• United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
• Supreme Court of Mississippi

Honors and awards

• Lawyers Weekly USA 1999 Top Ten verdicts ($144,000,000.00)
• National Law Journal 2002 11th winningest verdict ($171,270,000.00)
• National Law Journal 2013 top 100 verdicts ($52,080,450.00)
• Named as one of the Nation's Top Ten Litigators by the National Law Journal 2002
• Named to Memphis Magazine Top Attorney in the Mid-South, 2014
• National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys 2014 Top 10 Attorney Award
• Served as President of the Magnolia Bar Association
• The George Washington University Black Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award
• The NAACP State Conference Medgar Evers Medallion Award
• The Magnolia Bar Association R. Jess Brown Award
• Tougaloo College Hall of Fame