Mr. Alexander earned his J.D. degree from the University of Florida in 1994, where he had also completed both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Arts degree in History. While at the university, Mr. Alexander excelled in collegial activities and earned honors with a number of distinctions. His undergraduate years demonstrated a broad range of leadership roles in Sigma Chi, his fraternity, in the Interfraternity Council (the governing body of the fraternities), and the Preview staff, where he served as an ambassador for the university, introducing over 3,000 freshmen to campus and helping them register for their first classes. During his graduate studies in History, he earned a research assistantship as the Oral History Coordinator for the Oral History Project, Florida’s original oral history database. In law school, his innovative term as Divisions Coordinator propelled him into the presidency of Florida Blue Key–Florida’s oldest, most active and most distinguished leadership honorary. When he graduated from law school in 1994, he was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame, in recognition of his campus leadership activities and high scholastic achievements.

During his career, Mr. Alexander has continued this same high level of support for both the legal profession and the community. Highlights of his civic activities include his recent appointment by Governor Charlie Crist to the Fourth Judicial Nominating Commission, where he will be part of a small panel that nominates judical candidates to the Governor for appointment. Among other new programs, he has introduced a living will project as New Projects and Program Development Chairman for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee. At All Saints Episcopal Church, Mr. Alexander was on the nine member panel that interviewed and selected the church’s new priest.

Personal
Born: April 4, 1964, in Springfield, Illinois; married with one child.
Education:University of Florida: Bachelor of Arts, History 1986
Minors: Environmental Studies, Florida Studies
Master of Arts, History 1991
Oral History Project, Coordinator 1988-1990
Juris Doctor, 1994
Jacksonville Episcopal High School, magna cum laude, 1982

Educational Leadership, Honors and Activities
University of Florida Hall of Fame 1994
Florida Blue Key: President, 1993
Divisions Coordinator, 1992
Interfraternity Council
Secretary 1984
Sigma Chi Fraternity: Chapter Secretary, 1985-1986
Preview ‘84 Staff, Student Orientation Program

Bar Admissions
Florida, 1994
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1998
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2008
United States Supreme Court, 2001

Professional Activities and Affiliations
Fourth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 2008-2011
Gubernatorial appointment, 2008
Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2007

Florida Justice Association
Board of Directors, (elected) 2006-2008
Board of Directors, First District Court of Appeal (appointed), 2005-206
Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, (elected), 2003-2005
Public Affairs Committee, Chair, 2004-2005
AAJ Liaison, Chair, 2004-2005
Public Affairs Committee, Co-Chair, 2002-2003
Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, At Large (appointed), 2002-2003
Fourth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee:
New Projects/ Program Development Chair, 2004-present

Florida Lawyers Action Group
Duval County Regional Task Force, 2005-present

American Association for Justice
Board of Governors, New Lawyers Division, (appointed) 2004
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association
Secretary, 2009
Board of Directors, 2008

Publications
Author: “‘A Smooth Transition’: Racial Integration at the University of Florida, 1954-1958,”
unpublished Master’s degree thesis, 1991
Coauthor, “Opening Statement: Landing the Early Knock-Out Punch,” AFTL Fall Advanced
Trial Seminar, 1999
Guest Columnist, Young Lawyer Section, Journal of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

Civic Activities
All Saints Episcopal Church:
Call Committee, Rector Search, 2005-2006
“Chain of Lights” Chair, 1997
Episcopal High School of Jacksonville, Alumni Board of Directors, 2007-2010
Free and Accepted Masons, Arlington Lodge #309, 1988-present
Hendricks Avenue Elementary, P.TA., 2005-present
Hendricks Avenue Baptist Baseball League, Head Coach, Tee-Ball and Instructional, 2006-2008
Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club, Assistant Coach, 2005
Soccer Coach, Sandalwood Middle School, 1987

Awards and Recognitions
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubble, 2005-present
Book Award, Race and Race Relations, UF Law, 1994
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1987