Mark Jones (Florida)
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Mark Jones is a judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Monroe County, Florida. He was elected on November 5, 1996, and took office the following January. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2014. His current term expires on January 5, 2021.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Jones received his B.A. degree (in English) from Dartmouth College in 1975 and his J.D. degree from the State University in New York at Buffalo in 1979.[2]
Career
Jones began his career in 1979 as a law clerk in the U.S. Navy. In 1980, he became an attorney for the Navy, serving in the Judge Advocate General Corps until 1984. In November of 1984, he joined the Key West law firm of Morgan and Hendrick, P.A. as an associate. He worked there intermittently for a few years (11/1984-12/1986, 1/1988-4/1988, 4/1990-6/1990). He then worked as an Assistant Public Defender for the 16th Judicial Circuit from July of 1988 to July of 1996 (except for April-June of 1990). He was then elected to the circuit court, where he served as Chief Judge from July of 1999 through June of 2001.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Florida judicial elections, 2014
Jones ran for re-election to the Sixteenth Circuit Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 63.93 percent of the vote. He competed against Donald C. Barrett.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, "November 5, 1996 General Election Results"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 16th Judicial Circuit Court, "Mark Jones"
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Mark Jones, 2008"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State, “Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election,” accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Circuit Court Judge primary results," accessed August 27, 2014
