Oliver E. Diaz Jr. (born December 16, 1959)[1] is a former Presiding Justice on the Supreme Court of Mississippi representing District 2 Place 2.
[2] Diaz graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1977 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Alabama in 1982.
After two years on the bench Diaz was indicted in 2003 on bribery and tax fraud charges, which he considers to be politically motivated.
In 2006, Diaz was acquitted of the charges of tax evasion although his, wife, Jennifer pleaded guilty and received two years ofg probation.
[5] At the commencement of the criminal trial, Lampton filed a complaint with the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance.
[8] Oliver Diaz's career as a Supreme Court Justice for the State of Mississippi was the subject of one of the 4 cases discussed in the documentary film Hot Coffee.