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Alum sworn in to the federal bench at Jackson State University J
ackson State 1986 magna cum laude graduate Carlton Reeves chose his alma mater as the site of his investiture ceremony to become a U.S. district judge. Family, friends and supporters filled the Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium in April to witness the Yazoo City, Miss., native become the first African-American federal judge in Mississippi since 1985, when President Ronald Regan nominated Judge Henry T. Wingate. Senior District Judge William H. Barbour Jr., also from Yazoo City, administered the oath of office.