Jon L. Mills
| Jon L. Mills | |
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| Born |
July 24, 1947 Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Legal |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
| Alma mater | Stetson University |
| Known for |
Speaker of FL House of Representatives (1987-88), Dean of Levin College of Law |
Jon L. Mills (born July 24, 1947)[1] 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.
Mr. 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.
Mr. Mills has represented a broad range of clients and interests including: The Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, Gannett Company, The First Amendment Foundation, Florida School Superintendents Association, Florida Education Association, Floridians for Constitutional Integrity, Save Our Everglades Foundation, the Versace Family, Teresa Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney, Collier County Clerk of Circuit Court, Circuit Judge Candidates 2006, Audubon Society, Florida School Boards Association, Bob Kerrigan Firm, the Florida House of Representatives, and fairdistrictsflorida.org in the 2008 Florida Reapportionment Initiative.
Mr. 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. 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. As an expert on constitutional issues, he has been quoted by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post among others. He has appeared on CNN's "Burden of Proof," Public Television's "Lehr Report," National Public Radio, ABC, BBC and other media. He also produced and moderated an Emmy winning show on the Florida Everglades. During his 10 years in the Legislature he sponsored the Florida Growth Management Act; the Child Abuse Prevention Act and the Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing Individual Privacy against governmental intrusion. Mr. Mills has been listed in Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite" as one of the best lawyers in Florida chosen by members of the Bar. In 2007, he was appointed to the advisory committee to the American Bar Association's World Justice Commission.
Public Service
Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Committee (2009)
American Bar Association-Advisory Commission to the World Justice Project (2007–08)
Chair of Florida Supreme Court Committee on Privacy & Court Records (2003–05)
Florida Education Accountability Commission (2003–present)
Speaker of the House (1987–88). Florida House of Representatives (1978–88).
Designated "Most Effective Member of House," 1985, 1986.
Principal legislative programs include Growth Management Act, Wetlands Protection Act, Water Quality Assurance Act, Child Abuse Prevention Act (Mills Bill), Constitutional Right to Privacy, High Technology Economic Development Act, Far East Research & Development Council.
Florida Constitution Revision Committee (1996–98). Selected "Most Valuable Member" 1998.
Legal Experience
of counsel, Boies Schiller & Flexner, LLP (present)
Partner, McGalliard Mills deMontmollin & Smith (1980–86)
Special Assistant State Attorney, Rolling v. State (1990)
Judicial Clerk, Second District Court of Appeals, Florida (1972)
Appeared before Florida Supreme Court, United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court of District of Columbia, U.S. District Court of Northern District of Florida.
Selected Professional Awards and Associations
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, Advisory Committee World Justice Project, ABA (2007-)
Member, American Bar Association
Selected Publications and Presentations
Privacy: The Lost Right (Oxford Univ. Press 2008)
Voting Rights and Democracy: The Law and Politics of Districting, co-author with Richard Scher and John Hotaling (Chicago, IL: Nelson-Hall Publisher, 1996)
Conflitos Jurídicos, Econômicos E Ambientais, (Economic & Environmental) Conflicts: A Case Study with Parana (Brazil) and Florida (USA), co-editor with Paulo Roberto Pereira de Souza (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil, 1995).
Selected Articles
"The Rewards of Citizenship & Perils of Identity: How the Law Defines You in the Globalized World," III:2 Warsaw U. L. Rev. 95-127, Special Edition June 2004.
"Responding to Terrorism and Achieving Stabilities in the Global Financial System: Rational Policy or Crisis Reaction?," 11:4 J. of Financial Crime 380-396, Henry Stewart Publications, UK, May 2004.
"Principles for Constitutions and Institutions in Promoting the Rule of Law@,16:1 U. Fla. J. of Int'l L., 115-131, 2003.
"Federalism in the 2000 Presidential Election: Florida on Trial," 13:1 Stanford L. & Policy R. 83-99, 2002.
"Internet Casinos: A Sure Bet for Money Laundering," 19 The Dickinson J. of Int'l L., 77-116, 2000.
"Resolving Property Claims in Post Socialist Cuba," 27 Georgetown J. of L. and Policy in Int'l Business 1:137-191, 1995.
"Budget Reform and Impoundment Control," Co-author. 27 Vand. L. Rev. 615, 1974.
Activities
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
- ↑ Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 2015-01-05.