Alumnus and new Mississippi Supreme Court Justice David A. Chandler spoke to a Lee Hall audience Friday after taking the oath of office during an investiture ceremony. His wife Glenda held the Bible during the swearing-in. Before being elected last year, he served on the state appeals court. Prior to his legal career, the Ackerman resident and MSU doctoral graduate spent two decades in education--10 of those years with the campus Research and Curriculum Unit. He holds two other MSU degrees.