Draft:Vernon H. Broom

Vernon Herrin Broom (January 16, 1924 – January 6, 1989) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1973 to 1984.

Early life, education, and military service
Born in Marion County, Mississippi, to John Calvin Broom and Bertha Herrin Broom, he was educated at Columbia High School and Pearl River Community College, before receiving a B.B.A. and an LL.B from the University of Mississippi.

Broom "was a veteran of World War II, having served in the First Infantry Division in Belgium, France and Germany". "He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star".

Career
Governor Bill Waller initially named Broom as a temporary replacement for ailing Justice Thomas Pickens Brady. (more bio in article)

Broom was appointed by Governor Waller to a seat on the Supreme Court on February 8, 1973 to replace a vacancy created by the death of Brady. Broom ran unopposed for the last two years of the seat's term in 1974.

He ran unopposed again in 1976.

He retired on February 15, 1984.

Later life
Broom died on January 6, 1989. A funeral for him was held the following day and he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia.