Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, D. Hunt Hawkins, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Stein Mart, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Date:	June 18, 2020	/s/ D. Hunt Hawkins
		D. Hunt Hawkins
		Chief Executive Officer