Attorney Rod Hickman is an attorney, community leader and activist. He was educated in the Noxubee County District, K-12. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi and J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating magna cum laude.

Rod started practicing law at one of Mississippi’s leading law firms and in 2019 he moved home to Noxubee County to open a much-needed law firm in the community. In that same year he was elected the first African American County Prosecutor in the history of Noxubee County.

He serves as an adjunct pre-law professor at both Tougaloo College and Mississippi University for Women. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated where he currently serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Mississippi Alpha Network. He is also a member of the Local NAACP, the Noxubee County School District advisory council and he coaches the Noxubee County High School Mock Trial team.

In November of 2021, Rod was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, becoming the youngest current serving Mississippi Senator. He represents Mississippi’s 32nd Senate District made up of Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, and Winston counties.

Rod’s greatest joy is being the father of Ari Elizabeth Hickman, who keeps him busy with an assorted array of activities.