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The 1992 糖心直播 alumnus serves the counties of Covington, Jasper, Simpson, and Smith counties as the 13th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. After graduating from Mississippi College and the Mississippi College-School of Law, he served six years in the Mississippi National Guard, including active duty in Operation Desert Storm. Prior to his judicial service, Sorey practiced law privately for more than 16 years, serving as Smith County Prosecutor, municipal prosecutor for Mize and Taylorsville, and board attorney for the Smith County Board of Supervisors. Elected to the circuit bench in 2016, Judge Sorey has provided leadership in the legal profession, serving as president of the Smith County Bar Association and as a member of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance and the Mississippi Opioid Advisory Commission. Judge Sorey and his wife, Alison, live in Smith County, and he is the proud father of one son, John Robert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI never would have thought that I would have been recognized in this way. It is so humbling to have this honor, and I want to thank all the faculty and staff, and everybody from the President all the way down to the guy that\u2019s cutting the grass because it’s a team effort here. It always has been at Jones. That\u2019s the way they take care of the students and that\u2019s the way they take care of the alumni,\u201d said Sorey. \u201cI saw that when my parents, Robert Sorey and Lou Ellis Hollingsworth were honored. They got their start at Jones, and I was honored to have them lay that foundation for me, and the good reputation for me to follow in their steps here at Jones. It was a great experience for me here too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the Outstanding Alumni of the Year, two alumni, Cade Cockrell of Magee and Shivum Desai of Hattiesburg received the Rising Stars Award during Homecoming celebrations. Dr. Robert S. Billingsley of Laurel\/Jackson and Dr. Kaylie B. Wilkerson of Ellisville\/Hattiesburg received the Achievement and Excellence Award, while Ellisville native, and current Oxford, Mississippi and Atlanta, Georgia resident, Beverly Young Langford, Ph.D. was bestowed with the Distinguished Service Award and Billy Royce Folkes of Seminary was recognized as the \u201cLegacy Award\u201d recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n
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ELLISVILLE \u2013 Of the seven alumni recognized during 糖心直播\u2019s Alumni Recognition Program held during Homecoming celebrations, Judge Stan Sorey of Raleigh was honored with the \u201cOutstanding Alumni of the Year Award.\u201d During the Homecoming Alumni Luncheon, 糖心直播 President, Dr. Jesse Smith explained this year\u2019s recipient carries a heavy burden in his profession as … <\/p>\n