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In 1996, Governor Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice, Jr. (1934-2004), the first Republican chief executive in his state since [[Reconstruction]], appointed Herring to the Mississippi State Personnel Board. In 1997, Fordice named him to the state Court of Appeals, in which capacity he participated in more than one thousand legal cases. Governor [[Haley Barbour]] named him a special judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.<ref name=lawfirm/>

In 1996, Governor Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice, Jr. (1934-2004), the first Republican chief executive in his state since [[Reconstruction]], appointed Herring to the Mississippi State Personnel Board. In 1997, Fordice named him to the state Court of Appeals, in which capacity he participated in more than one thousand legal cases. Governor [[Haley Barbour]] named him a special judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.<ref name=lawfirm/>

Herring has been a member of both the Executive and Rules Committees of the [[Republican National Committee]]. Through an appointment from the national party chairman, he has been the "Chairman of the Chairmen" of all state and territorial Republican parties. [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] appointed Herring to the trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation for a six-year term. He was also vice chairman of the foundation board. He is a board member of the [[Mississippi Center for Public Policy]]. In 2012, he headed the transition team for incoming Republican Governor [[Phil Bryant]].<ref name=lawfirm>{{cite web|url=http://www.hlclawfirm.com/Attorneys/James-H-Herring.shtml|title=James H. Herring|publisher=hlclawfirm.com|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

Herring has been a member of both the Executive and Rules Committees of the [[Republican National Committee]]. Through an appointment from the national party chairman, he has been the "Chairman of the Chairmen" of all state and territorial Republican parties. [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] appointed Herring to the trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation for a six-year term. He was also vice chairman of the foundation board. He is a board member of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. In 2012, he headed the transition team for the then incoming Republican Governor [[Phil Bryant]].<ref name=lawfirm>{{cite web|url=http://www.hlclawfirm.com/Attorneys/James-H-Herring.shtml|title=James H. Herring|publisher=hlclawfirm.com|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

Herring considers himself an advocate of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "Eleventh Commandment" by which Republicans pledge not to attack other members of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jim-herring.blogspot.com/|title=The Specter of Hillary|date=August 15, 2013|publisher=jim-herring.blogspot.com|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>

Herring considers himself an advocate of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "Eleventh Commandment" by which Republicans pledge not to attack other members of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jim-herring.blogspot.com/|title=The Specter of Hillary|date=August 15, 2013|publisher=jim-herring.blogspot.com|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref>