Chancellor Eugene L. Fair, Jr.

Personal

• Eugene Love "Gene" Fair, Jr.; Born April 27, 1946
• Married to Estella Galloway Fair, PHD, on May 25, 1968; She is retired from the Institute for Disability Studies at Southern Miss and currently involved with ShareCare Bank
• Two Children:
• Melissa Fair Wellons, M.D.; Associate Professor UAB Medical School
• Julia Fair Myrick; Screenwriter, Producer; Pasadena California
• Four Grandchildren:
• Jack and Fair Wellons
• Tucker and Abigail Myrick

Education

• Louisville, Mississippi, High School - 1963
• University of Mississippi - Bachelor of Arts, May 1966; Editor, The Mississippian, 1965-66, 1967; Hall of Fame, 1966; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Phi Eta Sigma; University Scholars; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
• University of Mississippi School of Law - Juris Doctor, August 1968. Law Journal; Freshman and Senior Moot Court Awards

Military Service

• Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Naval Reserve: 4 years active duty; 5 years active reserve; Honorable Discharge, December 1977.

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Mississippi and all Mississippi Courts (1968)
• United States Supreme Court (1974)
• Fifth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals (1979)
• U. S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi (1968 and 1979)
• Supreme Court of Texas (1972)

Practice of Law

• October 1972 to December, 2006 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• August 1968 to October, 1972 in United States Navy JAG Corps

Church Affiliation

• Trustee, Elder and Sunday School Teacher, Westminster Presbyterian Church of Hattiesburg
• Former Deacon (Chairman 1976) and Treasurer (1987-2003)

State and Local Honors and Offices

• Mississippi Ethics Commission - Vice-Chairman 1985-2004, Member 1984-2004
• Judicial Nominating Committee - Charter member under Governor William Winter
• Supreme Court Committee on Technology in the Courts 1988-1990
• Board Attorney, Pat Harrison Waterway District 1988-1992
• Technology Consulting Group, Judicial Advisory Study Committee 1993-1994
• South Central Mississippi Bar Association (Forrest, Lamar & Perry counties)
• Treasurer - 1992, Secretary - 1973-1974, 1993, Vice President - 1994; President - 1995; President, Young Lawyers Section - 1975-1976, 1979-1980; Director 1973-1974
• Mississippi State Bar
• Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1981-Present; Charter Fellow, Young Lawyer Fellows 1982-Present; Board of Commissioners,1980-1982, 2000-2004; Second Vice President, 1981-1982; Chairman, Bar Technology Committee, 1995-1996; President, Young Lawyers Section (Now Division) 1980-1981; Long Range Planning Committee, 1980-88, Chairman, 1983-1985;Board of Governors, Mississippi Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1979-1981; Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors, 1984-1988
• American Bar Association
• Chairman, Law and the Media Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1978-1979; Chairman, Bar Leadership Institute, Young Lawyers Division, 1981-1982; Fellow, Young Lawyers Division
• "Boss of the Year - 1987-88" - Hattiesburg Legal Secretaries Association
• Who's Who in American Law, First Edition
• Who's Who in Mississippi, First Edition
• Eagle Scout, God & Country Award

Background

• Grandfather Stokes Robertson was first member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for Forrest County
• Great-grandfather G.C. Robertson was the last Justice of the Peace of District 2, Perry County, and an alderman of the City of Hattiesburg
• Great-grandfather’s grandfather, Norvell Robertson, was founding minister of Providence Baptist Church, Eatonville, and 15 others in this area
• Uncle Stokes Robertson was a chancery judge and member of the Supreme Court of Mississippi for 16 years