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Brian Davis' Biography

Contact Information

Office

Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
300 North Hogan Street, Chambers 11-400, Courtroom 12C
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Full Name:

Brian Jordan Davis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1953

Birth Place:

Jacksonville, FL

Home City:

Fernandina Beach, FL

JD, College of Law, University of Florida, 1980

BA, Princeton University, 1974

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2013-present

Judge, Circuit Court of Florida, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1994-2013

Confirmed by the Senate, Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, December 20, 2013

Nominated by President Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, February 29, 2012

Chief Assistant State Attorney, Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1991-1994

Appointed By Governor Lawton Chiles, Judge, Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, 1994

Partner, Terrell Hogan, 1991

Associate, Terrell Hogan, 1988-1991

Assistant State Attorney, Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1988

Associate, Mahoney, Hadlow and Adams Practicing Attorney (PA), 1980-1982

Member, National Bar Association, 1985-1994, 2011-present

Board Member, Jacksonville Public Education Fund, 2009-present

Member, Nassau County Bar Association, 2009-present

Member, Nassau County Inn of Court, 2009-present

Member, American Beach Homeowners' Association, 2007-present

Member, Community Foundation's Quality Education Forum, 2005-present

Volunteer, Jacksonville Urban League, 2000-present

Member, Advisory Board, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, 1995-present

Member, Biscayne Estates Homeowners' Association, 1989-present

Member, Leadership Jackson, 1987-present

Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1985-present

Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1982-present

Member, Florida Bar Association, 1981-present

Member, Florida State Bar, 1981-present

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, present

Member, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, present

Member, Executive Council,Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council, present

Member, Jacksonville Bar Association, present

Former Member, D.W. Perkins Bar Association

Former Member, Jacksonville Community Council Incorporated

Chair, Advocacy Committee, 2011-2012

Chair-elect, OneJax, 2012

Board Member, OneJax, 2006-2012

Co-Chair, Project Breakthrough, 2009-2012

Member, Advisory Board, University of North Florida Pre-Law Studies Program, 1997-2010

Member, Judicial Branch of Governance Study Group, Florida Supreme Court, 2010

Board Member, Alliance for World Education Incorporated, 2008-2009

Member, Board of Trustees, Florida Partners in Crisis, 2007-2009

Member, Duval County Public Schools District Strategic Plan Task Force, 2008-2009

Member, Learning to Finish Leadership Council, 2007-2008

Founder, Nassau County Mental Health Court, 2008

Member, District Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction Assessment Committee, Florida Supreme Court, 2006

Board Member, National Conference for Community and Justice, 1993-2006

Member, Race Relations Implementation Task Force, Jacksonville Community Council Incorporated, 2002-2005

Member, Governor's Guardian Ad Litem Working Group, 2002

Member, Legal Needs of Children Commission, Florida Bar Association, 1999-2002

Member, Treatment Base Drug Court Steering Committee, Florida Supreme Court, 2000-2002

Member, Trial Court Performance and Accountability Committee, 1998-2002

Member-at-Large, Board of Directors, Florida Partners in Crisis, 2001

Member, Civil Jury Instruction Committee, Florida Supreme Court, 1996-2000

Chair, Mayor's Domestic Violence Task Force, 1997-1999

Board Member, Pace Center for Girls, 1989-1999

Member, Chester Bedell Inn of Court, 1989-1991, 1995

Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Florida District Court of Appeals, 1992-1995

Board Member, Help Center, 1991-1993

Vice-Chair, Help Center, 1993

Board Member, Hubbard House, 1991-1993

Member, National District Attorneys Association, 1983-1988, 1991-1993

Member, Pro Bono/Legal Aid Committee, Jacksonville Bar Association, 1991, 1993

Member, National College of Trial Advocacy Faculty, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989-1992

Member, Grievance Committee, Florida Bar Association, 1989-1991

Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1989-1990

Member, American Bar Association, 1982-1984

Charter Member, National Black Prosecutors Association, 1984

Chair, Law Week Committee, Jacksonville Bar Association, 1981

Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 1980

Awards:

Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2002

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