Jon L. Mills

Jon Mills
Jon Mills
	Mills in 1987
Dean of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law
	In office; 1999–2003
Preceded by	Richard A. Matasar
Succeeded by	Robert Jerry
84th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
	In office; November 18, 1987 – November 14, 1988
Preceded by	James Harold Thompson
Succeeded by	Tom Gustafson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 24th district
	In office; November 15, 1982 – November 14, 1988
Preceded by	William G. Bankhead
Succeeded by	David Flagg
Member of the Florida House of Representatives; from the 27th district
	In office; November 20, 1978 – November 15, 1982
Preceded by	William C. Andrews
Succeeded by	Bobby Brantley
Personal details
Born	July 24, 1947 (age 76); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Beth Mills
Children	2
Alma mater	Stetson University (BA); University of Florida (JD)

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

Education

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

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

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

^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
^ "Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13.
^ Sharp, J.R.; Sharp, N.W. (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
^ "Jon L. Mills - Levin College of Law". Levin College of Law. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
^ "Funds cut off for ombudsman pilot project". Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. January 17, 1979. p. 5-C. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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 William C. Andrews	Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 27th district 1978–1982	Succeeded by Bobby Brantley
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 James Harold Thompson	Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives 1987–1988	Succeeded by Tom Gustafson