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Court administrator reflects as he approaches 50 years of service.
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ven with 25 years as a police officer and nearly 23 years working in the court system, 4th Judicial Circuit Trial Court Administrator Joe Stelma isn’t really planning his retirement. But he has reached the point in his
Middle District of Florida adding six U.S. Attorneys They’ll handle civil enforcement, violent crime and immigration.
career with the court that he can point to accomplishments that will be his legacy. Stelma is the recipient of the Jacksonville Bar Association’s 2018 Liberty Bell Award. It’s presented each year to someone who is not an attorney, but has made a significant contribution to the legal system in Northeast Florida. His job is about 80 percent related to human resources, considering that more
BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The U.S. Department of Justice is adding 311 assistant U.S. attorneys to the government’s national prosecution force to focus on violent crime, immigration law and crimes related to the opioid epidemic. Six will be assigned to the Middle District of Florida: three for violent crime, two for civil enforcement and one for immigration
China-based solar-panel maker seeks permit for separation wall at AllianceFlorida.
violations. While the recent publicity surrounding the federal court in Jacksonville, including the conviction for fraud of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and the federal grand jury indictment of City Council members Katrina Brown and Reginald Brown for alleged conspiracy and fraud, the local federal prosecutors also have wrapped up cases
Joe Stelma, trial court administrator for the 4th Judicial Circuit, had a 25-year career with the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office and has so far logged nearly 23 years as an administrator in the 4th Judicial Circuit.
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JinkoSolar build-out begins
JinkoSolar (U.S.) Industries Inc. is starting to build-out its West Jacksonville solar-panel factory. The city is reviewing a building-permit application to put in a separation wall at the 407,435-square-foot building for JinkoSolar at a cost of $150,000. A separation wall is just the start of the build-out. More permits will be needed to prepare the space. The wall splits the structure, at 4660 New World Ave., into a 283,410-square-foot space for JinkoSolar and the remainder is designated as existing storage. “Jinko has only leased a portion of the building, so they need to erect a demising wall to separate their space from the remainder of the building,” said Dan Tatsch, senior vice president of Hillwood, which is developing AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center. China-based JinkoSolar agreed to open a 200-job plant at AllianceFlorida with the sup-
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than 1,200 people are employed in the court system. He and his team work daily in the areas of case flow, fiscal management, information systems and security, among other areas. “I cannot do my work without the court program managers that assist me in all aspects of operations,” Stelma said. SEE STELMA, PAGE 5
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Attorneys honored for reaching milestone They’ve all hit 50 years of service. PAGE 3 VOLUME 105, NO. 145 • ONE SECTION