JULY 6 TO JULY 12, 2023 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
THE GAVEL IS PASSED
INSIDE
GOVERNMENT
Donna Deegan inaugurated as city’s first female mayor PAGE 4
LAW & THE COURTS
The JBA’s new board, president are sworn in PAGE 7
Photo by Laurence Greene
4th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Lance Day, right, shakes hands with his predecessor, Mark Mahon, at the Passing of the Gavel cermony June 27 at the Duval County Courthouse. In front are 4th Circuit Trial Court Administrator Eve Janoko and Chief Technology Officer Mike Smith.
Circuit Judge Lance M. Day takes over as the chief judge of the 4th Circuit. BY DAN MACDONALD STAFF WRITER
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ourtroom 406 in the Duval County Courthouse was full of laughter, smiles and reminiscences during the Passing of the Gavel ceremony June 27. The ceremony welcomed Circuit Judge Lance Day as the chief judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit, succeeding Judge Mark Mahon. The 4th Judicial Circuit comprises
Duval, Clay and Nassau counties. Day was elected by the judges of the 4th Circuit last February. His two-year term began July 1. Mahon served in the role for eight years. A judge can hold the position for up to four two-year terms. The court and the Jacksonville Bar Association presented the ceremony, which was attended by more than 150 people. Hank Coxe, a director at the Bedell Firm and a past president of The Florida Bar and the JBA, was the master of cer-
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emonies for the 90-minute event. Speakers included John Delaney, former Jacksonville mayor and now Flagler College president; state Rep. Sam Garrison, District 11; 4th Circuit Chief Technology Officer Mike Smith; and Eve Janoko, 4th Circuit trial court administrator. U.S. Rep. John Rutherford also attended. Day spoke of his goals as chief judge. He wants to expand the public’s awareness of the circuit’s problem-solving SEE JUDGE, PAGE 6
THE BASCH REPORT
PointsBet picks Fanatics deal over DraftKings Shareholders of PointsBet Holdings approved Fanatics Inc.’s $225 million agreement to buy the Australian firm’s U.S. sports gambling business. PAGE 3
WHAT’S TRENDING
Old Ford plant is demolished The nearly 100-year-old factory that produced Model T cars is gone. PAGE 2 REAL ESTATE
Top home sales in North Florida Two-story stucco Ponte Vedra Beach home with golf course views sold for $5.25 million. PAGE 16
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