James Daniel (Florida)
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2027
James Daniel is a judge of the Florida 4th Circuit Court. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Daniel won re-election for judge of the Florida 4th Circuit Court outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Jacksonville, Florida (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. James Daniel (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Daniel ran for re-election to the Fourth Circuit Court.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Daniel received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Florida.[2]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, Fourth Circuit Court
- 2000-2008: Partner, Coker Schickel, Sorenson and Daniel[3]
Noteworthy cases
Woman sentenced to 20 years for firing warning shot
UPDATE: Alexander was let out of prison on December 4, 2013. Her bond was set at $200,009.[4]
The Florida First District Court of Appeal determined that the burden of proof had been unfairly laden upon Alexander, and therefore she was not presumed innocent. The ruling resulted in a mistrial, requiring Alexander to be retried. The new trial was scheduled to begin on March 31, 2014.[5][6][4]
Marissa Alexander was arrested in 2010 for firing a gun at the wall to scare her husband, who she felt threatened by. Even though nobody got hurt, Florida's gun law required that presiding Judge James Daniel sentence Alexander to 20 years in prison. That is the mandatory minimum sentence for firing a gun while committing a felony in Florida.[7]
Alexander argued for self-defense and tried to invoke the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law, which was passed by the state legislature this year and states that "A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another".[8]
Judge Daniel stated,
| “ | The Legislature has not given me the discretion to do what the family and many others have asked me to do.[7][9] | ” |
Alexander denied a plea deal prior to her sentencing. On May 11, 2013 she was convicted of three counts of aggravated assault.[10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedjax - ↑ 4.0 4.1 MSNBC, "Marissa Alexander released from jail for thanksgiving," by Morgan Whitaker, November 28, 2013
- ↑ Daily Mail, "Florida woman sentenced to 20 years for firing warning shot at husband is released as she awaits new trial," November 28, 2013
- ↑ Jacksonville Herald, "Marissa Alexander released from Prison," November 28, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Huffington Post, "Marissa Alexander Gets 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot," May 19, 2012
- ↑ Florida Legislature, "The 2012 Florida Statutes, Chapter 776," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Amsterdam News, "Fight continues for retrial for Florida's Marissa Alexander in ‘Stand Your Ground’ case," June 21, 2013 (dead link)
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
