Gov. Reeves on the Coast to welcome 2 new GOP members, make state appointments Gov. Tate Reeves speaks at a press conference on Jan. 14 in Bay St. Louis to officially welcome Mayor Mike Favre and Councilman Doug Seals to the Republican Party. (Source: WLOX) By Mike Lacy | January 14, 2021 at 12:35 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 6:37 PM
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - On Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he has appointed a Gulf Coast district attorney that will fill a vacancy on the court of appeals, along with a new prosecutor.
The governor appointed District Attorney Joel Smith to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. For the past nine year, Smith has served as district attorney for Hancock, Harrison and Stone counties. Smith will take the position that was previously held by Sean Tindell, who left the court to become Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.