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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 179 • One Section
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Chief judge reassigns Hulsey Mahon calls allegations against judge ‘very serious’
The Rev. Fred Newbill stood in front of the Duval County Courthouse last month, other black religious leaders by his side, and called for Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey to resign. Hulsey, in his first year on the bench in 2011, had made a racist comment about African-Americans. It was about blacks getting on a ship and going back to Africa, the group said. Such ideology meant the judge
couldn’t be counted on to handle criminal cases involving people of color, they said. The accusation was among many outlined by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission in a seven-page notice of formal charges against Hulsey released Wednesday. Hours later, 4th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Mark Mahon reassigned Hulsey from the Criminal Division to the Probate Division. Hulsey denies the allegations, saying they “have been a poorly kept secret hanging over me like
a cloud for months.” Mahon said Hulsey is entitled to due process and that the switch wasn’t done to pass judgment. Instead, Mahon’s statement said, the move was to “continue the orderly administration of justice.” However, the chief judge called the allegations “very serious, and, if true, very troubling.” The notice laid out allegations of Hulsey insulting a former lead staff attorney. Blaming a staff attorney for mistakes the judge had made during a capital trial. Exploiting his judicial assistant by
having her perform his personal tasks — enough that it caused her to take her court work home. He overused staff attorneys to the point that Mahon told him to stop, the notice said. Hulsey told his judicial assistant to “tell the truth” to the investigative panel, but interfered by trying to have her defend him against some of the claims, the notice said. When she didn’t, he confronted her. Ultimately, she was reassigned. Hulsey continued on Page A-3
Amy Anderson, right, served as a jet engine mechanic in the Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing from 2002-08. She is now a Realtor with Davidson Realty.
Jetting into her careers
Amy Anderson was preparing for a fulltime U.S. Army career after high school before her uncle put in his 2-cents’ worth. The former National Guardsman figured his niece was better suited for part-time military service close to home. “He said, ‘Hold your horses before you decide to sleep in the mud for two years,’” she said. A visit to a Florida Air National Guard recruiting station sealed the deal. It helped that Anderson scored so well on the military vocational assessment test that she had her pick of Air Force occupations. Anderson had raced go-karts as a young teenager and later helped her father build a
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sports car from scratch. So she figured maintaining and repairing F-15 fighter jets might be a natural fit. But that’s not what her uncle had in mind. Not by a long shot. “He said, ‘There’s no way you want to do that. You’re going to get dirty and it’s hot,’” Anderson said. Anderson’s uncle’s words fueled his niece, once again. But this time, in the opposite direction. “I said, ‘I’ll show you, then. I’ll be a jet engine mechanic,’” she said. That was more than 14 years ago. Today, the 33-year-old married motherof-three remains determined and is thriving in a real estate career with Davidson Realty. Among other accolades, Anderson was
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Anderson and her husband, Andy, welcomed their third child this month.
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Former jet mechanic soaring as Realtor By Kevin Hogencamp Contributing Writer
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Hillwood plans for large spec building
Special to the Daily Record
By David Chapman Staff Writer
Hillwood Investment Properties is taking steps to build a large warehouse near the Saft America plant at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center. Plans show a 407,435-square-foot warehouse on 35.43 acres along New World Avenue, east of Saft and the FedEx Ground Package System Inc. distribution center. Senior Vice President Dan Tatsch said this month Hillwood was designing a 400,000-square-foot speculative building for completion by mid-September 2017. “We have not yet announced a kickoff date for construction, but we are taking care of some of the preliminary paperwork,” Tatsch said Wednesday. As the master developer at AllianceFlorida, Hillwood must complete at least 1.2 million square feet of new building area by Sept. 15, 2017, according to the city. The city owns the West Jacksonville business park. City spokeswoman Tia Ford said previously that Hillwood has a little more than 800,000 square feet of new development at the park. That would comprise the more than 500,000-square-foot GE Oil & Gas facility and the almost 300,000-square-foot FedEx center. The GE structure initially was designed as a speculative building. Ed Randolph, director of business and development operations with the city Office of Economic Development, said Hillwood helped design and permit the FedEx site and sold the parcel to the developer, the 800,000 square feet. Hillwood’s capacity application shows the initial size of 405,000 square feet was updated to a more precise figure, raising the question whether there is a specific tenant or user. Mathis continued on Page A-2
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