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Jim RosicaFebruary 6, 2017

Former Florida Bar president Hank Coxe, former state Sen. Arthenia Joyner and former federal prosecutor Roberto Martinez are Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga‘s three picks to the Constitution Revision Commission. Labarga announced his choices Monday during a press conference in the courthouse’s rotunda in Tallahassee. They now are the first names known to be on […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016

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Fourth Circuit State Attorney-elect Melissa Nelson scored a resounding victory over incumbent Angela Corey in the GOP primary at the end of August. Though she has no general election opposition, Nelson’s political committee, “First Coast Values”, continues to raise and spend copiously. Since the end of August, “First Coast Values” has raised, in total, $138,800. First […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 8, 2016

In a letter delivered Monday to Florida Times-Union editor Frank Denton, Public Defender Matt Shirk called on the Jacksonville newspaper to withhold endorsement in the 4th Circuit public defender race. The problem, said Shirk, stemmed from his late July editorial board interview, which “shocked” and “disappointed” Shirk. Hank Coxe, a supporter of Shirk’s opponent, is a citizen member of […]

Associated PressDecember 30, 2015

A Florida Bar panel is investigating two Jacksonville prosecutors for possible misconduct. The Florida Times-Union reports the nine-member panel is reviewing complaints against assistant state attorneys Peter Overstreet and Erin Wolfson. They handled the case of a man who spent 19 months in jail despite questions about his guilt that were raised more than a […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 5, 2015

Florida Politics has learned that there is a movement among many influential people in the Jacksonville legal community to persuade current Duval County Judge Charles Cofer to step down from the bench and run for public defender in Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit. Cofer, a judge since 1998, has vast experience in the Public Defender Office. […]

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Jorge Labarga names three to Constitution Revision Commission

Melissa Nelson PC raises and spends six-figure sums in September

Matt Shirk calls on Florida Times-Union not to endorse in public defender’s race

State panel investigates 2 Jacksonville prosecutors

Advocates urge Charles Cofer to challenge Matt Shirk for 4th District public defendery