<page_title> List of former United States district courts </page_title> <section_title> Mississippi </section_title> <table> <cell> Powhatan Ellis </cell> <cell> Andrew Jackson </cell> <cell> July 14, 1832 </cell> <cell> Peter Randolph </cell> </table>
In July 1832, Andrew Jackson nominated Powhatan Ellis to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi vacated by Peter Randolph.