Jack Bridges
Jack Bridges was a 2014 candidate for the Sixteenth Circuit Court in Florida.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Bridges ran for election to the Sixteenth Circuit Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 30.68 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Tegan Slaton and Bonnie J. Helms.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 42.1 percent of the vote. He competed against Bonnie J. Helms.
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Education
Bridges received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University in 1990 and his J.D. from the University of Dayton in 1998.[3]
Career
Bridges was elected to serve as a Mosquito Control Commissioner for Monroe County in 2010. He has also worked as an attorney since 1999 and was appointed a Circuit Civil Magistrate in 2012.[3]
Awards and associations
- Florida Bar
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee
- Rural Health Network
- Upper Keys Rotary
- Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioners
- Leadership Monroe County Class XX[3]
Approach to the law
Bridges stated,
| “ | A judge should first ask what is right and then ask if there is a way to get there according to the law.[3][4] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Division of Elections, "2014 General Election, Jack Bridges"
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Circuit Court Judge primary results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
