Jon L. Mills (born July 24, 1947)
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
The ''Florida Law Review'' is a bimonthly law review published by the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law. The review was established in 1948 as the ''University of Florida Law Review'' and it assumed its current name in 1989. ...
, and was a member of
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key is a student leadership honor society at the University of Florida which was founded in 1923.
History
Founding and early years
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. Before Mills became the
Dean (education)
Dean is a title employed in academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both. In the United States and Canada, deans are usua ...
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. 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. He served as Speakder of the House during the legislature's 1986-88 session.
Activities
Fellow of
American Bar Foundation
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is an independent, nonprofit national research institute established in 1952 and located in Chicago. Its mission is to expand knowledge and advance justice by supporting innovative, interdisciplinary and rigorous ...
,
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
External links
Dean Mills's Official BioJon L. Mills Bio on Boies, Schiller, & Flexner LLP
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Living people
University of Florida faculty
Deans of law schools in the United States
University of Florida alumni
Members of the Florida House of Representatives
Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives
1947 births