Mr. Ross was appointed to the Board by Governor Ronnie Musgrove in May 2000 to represent the Third Supreme Court District for a term to expire May 7, 2012. A practicing attorney, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Mississippi State University and a Juris Doctorate degree from The University of Mississippi.
He is an attorney and businessman in West Point, where he has served as Mayor since July 1, 2005. He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992 including nine years of service on the Universities and Colleges committee. He formerly served several years as a Trustee and adjunct professor for Mary Holmes College, and as a State and Local Politics Specialist for the John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University. He has also served in a number of volunteer roles for Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Mr. Ross and his wife, Donna, reside in West Point. They have two children, Katherine and Stephen. They are active members of First Baptist Church.
