Jon L. Mills

Jon Mills
Mills in 1987
Dean of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byRichard A. Matasar
Succeeded byRobert Jerry
84th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 18, 1987 – November 14, 1988
Preceded byJames Harold Thompson
Succeeded byTom Gustafson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
November 15, 1982 – November 14, 1988
Preceded byWilliam G. Bankhead[1]
Succeeded byDavid Flagg
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
November 20, 1978 – November 15, 1982
Preceded byWilliam C. Andrews[2]
Succeeded byBobby Brantley
Personal details
Born (1947-07-24) July 24, 1947 (age 77)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeth Mills
Children2
Alma materStetson University (BA)
University of Florida (JD)

Jon L. Mills (born July 24, 1947)[3] is an American lawyer and former politician.

Education

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Mills earned a B.A. from Stetson University in 1969. He went on to the University of Florida College of Law where he graduated second overall in 1972. While at the Levin College of Law, he served on the Florida Law Review, and was a member of Florida Blue Key. Before Mills became the Dean (education) of the Levin College of Law, he served as a Professor at the University of Florida in 1995.

Work

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Mills' main focus is on appellate litigation. He has appeared in courts throughout the United States on issues ranging from international jurisdiction, constitutionality of presidential budget cutbacks, the constitutionality of laws protecting victim's privacy, constitutionality of a Governor's gaming compact with Indians, to the constitutionality of proposed constitutional initiatives.

Mills is Dean Emeritus, Professor of Law, and Director of Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law. He served as Dean of the College from 1999 to 2003.[4] As a researcher and teacher, he has been a principal investigator and directed major studies attracting over six million dollars in grants on environmental and constitutional issues including international projects in Brazil, Poland, Haiti, and Central America.

In addition to teaching at the College of Law, he has taught and lectured in Constitutional Law, International Trade and Environment in Costa Rica, Brazil, the University of Warsaw and Cambridge University.

Mills has served as the director of the Center for Governmental Responsibility and was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from Gainesville, starting in 1978.[5] He served as Speakder of the House during the legislature's 1986-88 session.[6]

Activities

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Fellow of American Bar Foundation, The Florida Bar; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Florida Supreme Court Historical Society; Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Commission. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1987).

References

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  1. ^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
  2. ^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
  3. ^ Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  4. ^ "Jon L. Mills - Levin College of Law". Levin College of Law. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  5. ^ "Funds cut off for ombudsman pilot project". Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. January 17, 1979. p. 5-C. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Kleindienst, Linda (April 23, 1985). "Gainesville Democrat tapped as next speaker". Sun-Sentinel. p. 6A. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 27th district

1978–1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William G. Bankhead
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 24th district

1982–1988
Succeeded by
David Flagg
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
1987–1988
Succeeded by