BIO
Lawrence “Larry” Primeaux
Chancellor, District 12, Place 2, 2007-present
Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, 2010-present
Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships, 2017-2018
Family First Initiative Pilot Community Steering Chair, 2018
Conference of Chancery Judges, Chair, 2018-2019
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Born in 1949, in Abbeville, Louisiana
Admitted to practice law in Mississippi in December 1973
Admitted to practice law in Tennessee in June 1974 (inactive)
Admitted to practice in all State and federal courts in Mississippi
In private practice over 33 years, primarily in Chancery Court in family law, probate matters and trials. Trial experience included hundreds of cases involving issues such as: equitable distribution; contested divorce; contested child custody; contested estate matters; child support collection; separate maintenance; corporate and partnership dissolution; election contests, state and federal criminal trials (not after 1990) property disputes and contested and uncontested adoptions. Handled 36 appeals.
Sole practitioner (1995-2006)
Partner, Goldman & Primeaux, Meridian (1991-1995)
Partner, Goldman, Dreyfus & Primeaux, Meridian (1981-1991)
Managing Attorney, East Mississippi Legal Services, Meridian (1978-1981)
Appeals Officer, U.S. Civil Service Commission, Atlanta (1975-1978)
Associate, Elbert H. Coles, Attorney, Memphis (1974-1975)
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Attorney for City of Meridian (1985-1993)
Attorney for Meridian Airport Authority (1992-2003)
Attorney for Meridian Civil Service Commission (1994-2006)
Attorney for Meridian Transportation Commission (1995-2003)
Member, Mississippi Bar, Lauderdale County Bar Association (President 1994)
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Juris Doctorate, University of Mississippi, 1973
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Mississippi, 1971
attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana-Lafayette) 1967-1969
also attended Nicholls State University, summers of 1967 and 1968
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
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Formerly:
State Charity Hospital Board, Chairman
United Way of Lauderdale County, President
United Way of Lauderdale County, Campaign Chairman
Mental Health Association in Lauderdale County, President
Meridian Rotary Club, Director
East Mississippi State Hospital Community ECT Committee
Lauderdale Group Home, Inc. board of directors
St. Francis Homes, Inc. board of directors
Friendship Center board of directors
Care Lodge board of directors
Episcopal Church of the Mediator: Senior Warden 2003-2006; Diocesan Executive Committee, 2005-2009; vestry member, two terms; Stewardship chair; choir; barbecue chair; Adult Christian Education Director.
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Married in 1971 to Lisa M. Primeaux, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Registered Nurse, (retired). Three children: Aimee, Paul and Mark, and two grandchildren, Nola and Baxter.
The Better Chancery Practice Blog 
Your Honor: I am a general practitioner with an emphasis in chancery practice and a member of the state legislature. I would love an opportunity to meet with you to discuss the direction of family/chancery practice and to recieve recommendations from you on how we can preclude the extinction of the general practitioner (i.e. even joint complaint / ID divorces’ procedure is different from county to county).
State Rep. hank Zuber, Ocean Springs