Birthdate:
January 11, 1954
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Spouse:
Susan
Ann Cox,
Gainesville, married 1982
Children: One
Education:
J.D.
(with Honors), University of Florida College of Law,
1982;
B.A.,
Florida State University, 1977
Offices and Positions:
Judge, First District Court of Appeal, 2005,
appointed by Governor Jeb Bush
Public Safety Policy Coordinator, Executive Office of
the Governor, 1999-2005
Council Director, Florida House of Representatives
Justice Council, 1997-1999
Staff Director, Florida Senate Criminal Justice
Committee, 1996-1997
Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit, State
of Florida, 1991-1996
Assistant General Counsel, Florida Parole Commission,
1989-1991
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division,
1987-1989
Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation, 1984-1987
Private practice, Big Pine Key, FL, 1984
Assistant Director, Appellate Advocacy Program,
University of Florida College of Law, 1982-1984
Committees:
Member,
Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in
Criminal Cases, 2005-2010
Member, Appellate Education
Committee, 2007-2011
Legal
Publications:
“Restricting State Prisoners’ Due Process Rights: The
Supreme Court Demonstrates Its Loyalty to Judicial
Restraint,” Cumberland Law Review, 1991.
“The
Proper Standard of Appellate Review of Circumstantial
Criminal Convictions,” Florida Bar Journal, June, 1988.
Associations and Affiliations:
The Florida
Bar; William Stafford Tallahassee Inn of Court
(1995-2008); First District Appellate American Inn of
Court (2008-present).
