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.
No caucus 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