Judge Dickinson is a graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a Bachelor’s of Accountancy, and he is also a graduate of Mississippi College School of Law where he received his law degree. Judge Dickinson has worked in the private practice of law since 2005 in civil litigation in Gulfport. In 2016, the Dickinsons began serving as foster parents in Harrison County, and to date have fostered 10 children. In 2018, he was elected to serve as a County Court Judge handling all Youth Court matters in Harrison County. He also served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Independence (aircraft carrier) in Japan. Mike has been married to Siobhan (“Shuh-von”) for 18 years, and they have five children (3 biological, 1 adopted from foster care, and 1 currently in foster care). Mike also helped spearhead the Rescue 100 ministry at Michael Memorial Baptist Church which served to boost the number of foster homes in both Harrison County and across the State of Mississippi. In 2021, he became a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner through Texas Christian University. In 2022, he was appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve on the Commission on Children’s Justice. In 2023, Judge Dickinson was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve as a member of the Mississippi Task Force on Foster Care and Adoption which was created by the Mississippi Legislature in 2023 SB 2384.