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Scott Makar
Florida First District Court of Appeal
Professional Experience
- Judge
- Florida First District Court of Appeal
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- Solicitor General, State of Florida
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- Chief, Appellate Division
- Office of General Counsel, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Florida
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- Capital Partner/Partner/Associate/Summer Associate
- Holland & Knight, Jacksonville, Tallahassee & Tampa offices
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- Judicial Clerk
- Judge Thomas A. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Legal Intern
- United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Transportation Section, Washington, D.C.
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Education
- University of Florida
- Ph.D. (1993) | Economics
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- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- J.D. (1987)
- Honors: Gertrude Brick Law Review Award, Best Note, Fall 1985; Book Awards: Antitrust & Florida Constitutional Law
- Activities: University of Florida Law Review; University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Founder & Editor-in-Chief
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- University of Florida
- MBA (1982) | Finance
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- University of Florida
- M.A. (1982) | Economics
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- Mercer University
- B.S. (1980) | mathematics & economics
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Activities: Member, Golf & Tennis Teams
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Awards
- Distinguished Service Award
- Office of the Attorney General
- Manager of the Year
- Office of the Attorney General
- Barbara W. Sanders Writing Competition Award
- The Florida Bar
- Annual award for best legal writing. 1994-95 (1st Place); 1992-93 (2nd Place); 1991-92 (2nd Place)
Professional Associations
- Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 1999
- Member
- Current
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- Governor’s Task Force on Capital Cases (appointed to 15 member group by Governor Jeb Bush on January 14, 2000)
- Member
- Current
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- Florida Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court Historical Societies, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, and Florida Historical Society.
- Member
- Current
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- Florida Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court Historical Societies, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, and Florida Historical Society.
- Member
- Current
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- First District Appellate Inn of Court (Tallahassee, Florida).
- Master Lawyer
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- Master Lawyer & Alumnus, William H. Stafford American Inn of Court (Tallahassee, Florida)
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- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Founding Member
- - Current
- Activities: Chair, Appellate Practice Section (2001-02)
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- American Law Institute
- Member
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- The Florida Bar
- Member
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- Activities: Founding Member & Executive Council, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section (1994-1997; Past Member, Antitrust Committee, Franchise Committee, Media Law Committee, Health Care Law Committee; Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure Committee; & Public Utilities Committee.
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- Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions Committee (Civil)
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- Activities: Chair, 2005-07; Chair-Elect 2003-04
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- American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA)
- Board of Directors
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Last Words on Recent Developments: Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.: A Case Study in Judicial Opinion Writing
- 41 STETSON L. REV. 477
- Reflections on Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- 61 SYRACUSE LAW REV. 281
- Dedication: Chesterfield Smith
- 15 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 1
- Litigious Students and Academic Disputes
- The Chronicle of Higher Education B20
- Son of Snyder: Municipal Annexations and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings
- 1 FLORIDA COASTAL LAW JOURNAL 133
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