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Monday, August 21, 2017
Vol. 104, No. 199 • One Section
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MEET SIX FINALISTS FOR DUVAL JUDGE By Max Marbut Associate Editor By mid-October, Gov. Rick Scott will select an attorney who will become the next judge on the Duval County Court. Eighteen candidates applied and 17 were interviewed by the 4th Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, which
submitted six candidates to Scott on Aug. 14 for his evaluation. Each applicant completed a 53-item questionnaire, provided professional and personal references and financial disclosure documents that the commissioners reviewed before the candidates were interviewed. Here’s a look at some of the factors that qualified the selected candidates from their applications:
Michael Bateh
Meredith Charbula
Michael Fackler
4th Judicial Circuit assistant public defender and Capital Crimes Unit division chief
4th Judicial Circuit assistant state attorney
Shareholder, Milam, Nicandree, Gillam & Renner
Groups: Former chair of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee
Groups: Former president of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Education: Tarleton State University, 1979; Florida State University College of Law, 1979
Education: Northwestern University, 1993; University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2002
Admitted to The Florida Bar: 1987
Admitted to The Florida Bar: 2002
Birthplace: Port Lavaca, Texas
Birthplace: Atlanta
Current practice: Criminal trial and appellate law prosecution
Current practice: General commercial litigation
Cases tried to verdict or judgment: 46 jury, 100 nonjury, 1 administrative body
Cases tried to verdict or judgment: 0 jury, 1 nonjury, 2 arbitration
Groups: Member of The Jacksonville Bar Association Board of Governors 4th Judicial Circuit and JBA Professionalism Committees Education: University of North Florida, 1994; Florida Coastal School of Law, 1999 Admitted to The Florida Bar: 2001 Birthplace: Jacksonville Current practice: Criminal defense attorney, Capital Crimes Unit division chief Cases tried to verdict or judgment: 32 jury, 6 nonjury, 1 administrative body Previous nonlegal jobs: Sales at Karl’s Clothiers; bartender and server at South Beach Grille; substitute teacher and coach at Sandalwood High School
Previous nonlegal jobs: Military police officer, U.S. Army Hobbies: Reading, home projects, hiking and music
Hobbies: Reading, University of Florida football, gardening
Previous nonlegal jobs: College bookstore clerk, U.S. Peace Corps, international education coordinator Hobbies: Reading, basketball Ultimate Frisbee, University of Alabama football
Jennifer Mansfield
Rhonda Peoples-Waters
President of The Freed Firm
Partner, Holland & Knight
President, Rhonda Peoples-Waters PA
Groups: Former chair of The Jacksonville Bar Association Human Rights Committee
Groups: Vice chair of The Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee Subcommittee D, former chair of The Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee
Groups: Chair of The Florida Bar Grievance Committee C, past president of D.W. Perkins Bar Association, past president of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Board of Directors
Admitted to The Florida Bar: 2003 Birthplace: Trinidad & Tobago Current practice: Representing victims of human trafficking and child exploitation Cases tried to verdict or judgment: None Previous nonlegal jobs: Warranty claims payment specialist and assistant manager, restaurant owner and operator Hobbies: None listed
Education: Northwestern University, 1991; University of Miami School of Law, 1999 Admitted to The Florida Bar: 1999
Education: Fisk University, 1996; University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1999
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Admitted to The Florida Bar: 1999
Current practice: Commercial litigation
Current practice: Criminal law and personal injury
Cases tried to verdict or judgment: 3 jury, 16 nonjury, 1 arbitration, 1 administrative body
Cases tried to verdict or judgment: More than 50 jury, more than 25 nonjury, 4 administrative body
Previous nonlegal jobs: Credit union teller, U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Coordinator, office automation clerk
Previous nonlegal jobs: None
Hobbies: Community volunteer, woodworking, furniture repair, photography
Stein Mart takes loss as it clears inventory Total sales for retailer tumble 2.7 percent.
Stein Mart Inc. last week reported another drop in sales and a big net loss, as the Jacksonville-based fashion retailer works on turnaround plans. Total sales fell 2.7 percent to $311 million and compara b l e - s to re sales (sales at stores open for more than one year) dropped 5 percent in the second quarter Hawkins ended July 29. The company had a net loss of $13 million, or 28 cents a share, for the quarter. In Stein Mart's quarterly conference call, CEO D. Hunt Hawkins said the results were worse than expected because of a strategy to clean out inventories. The company moved up clearance markdowns on spring Basch
Crystal Freed
Education: Florida Atlantic University, 1999; Georgetown University Law Center, 2003
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Birthplace: Great Lakes, Illinois
Hobbies: Reading, movies, traveling, football and church involvement
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Lamping says city could host another Super Bowl – someday Jacksonville Jaguars President Mark Lamping thinks the city could host another Super Bowl, but no time soon. “Could we host the Super Bowl at some point in the future? There’s no question. But I think it would follow a sort of reimagining Downtown,” Lamping said in response to a question last week at the Meninak Club of Jacksonville. It’s more likely that Jacksonville could host a smaller yet fanfriendly event – the NFL Draft. On Thursday, Lamping told reporters the Jaguars filed an Mathis
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