Attorneys Charles E. Cowan and Jennifer H. Scott recently obtained a victory in an appeal before the Claiborne County Circuit on behalf of their client Claiborne County, Mississippi and the Claiborne County Board of Supervisors. The former Claiborne County fire chief filed an appeal with the Claiborne County Circuit Court of the Claiborne County Board of Supervisors’ decision to demote him following allegations of misconduct. After one appeal and a remand to the Board for further proceedings, the Fire Chief filed a second appeal. In her nine-page decision issued on February 12, 2024, the Honorable Tomika H. Irving, a circuit judge in the 22nd Circuit Court District, agreed with Charles and Jennifer’s clients that the Board’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and that the Board had not acted arbitrarily or capriciously in deciding to demote its former fire chief.