Jeffrey Crevitt has announced his candidacy for Southern District Justice Court judge of Warren County in the Nov. 3 special election.

Crevitt, 46, is opposed by attorney and former Circuit Court administrator Lisa Anglin Counts and Sheffield Rentals employee Sally Sheffield McDaniel for the position held by Crevitt since his appointment in July after the death of his father, Joe Crevitt, who held the seat for 12 years. Warren County has three justice court districts.

Crevitt, a lifelong resident of the district and 1981 Warren Central High School graduate, bases his candidacy on qualifications and experience in the court systems and law.

Crevitt was a Warren County sheriff’s deputy for 22 years, working as a patrol officer and court bailiff. He became a criminal investigator in 1995. He received two awards for Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, in 1993 and 2000. He also received numerous letters of commendation and has more than 700 hours of continuing education involving the criminal justice system and state and federal laws.

A graduate of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotics and Dangerous Drug School and the Clandestine Laboratory School, Crevitt is also a state-certified law enforcement officer, a former agent to the U.S. Customs Blue Lighting Task Force and a former task force agent with DEA.

Crevitt has memberships with the National Narcotic Officers’ Association, Police Benevolent Association, Mississippi Division of International Association for Identification and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1581.