John Marshall Meisburg
Available reports...
  • Q1 4/10/2006
  • Q1 4/10/2006
  • Q2 7/10/2006
  • Q2 7/10/2006
  • Q2 7/10/2006
  • F1 8/4/2006
  • F1 8/4/2006
  • F2 8/18/2006
  • F2 8/18/2006
  • F3 9/1/2006
  • F3 9/1/2006
  • F3 9/1/2006
  • TR 10/19/2006

Contact Information

Phone
992-2077
Candidate's Statement

JUDGE JOHN MARSHALL MEISBURG, JR. WAS BORN IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1946, AND IS THE SON OF JACK MEISBURG, A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN LOUISVILLE. HE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LOUISVILLE AND IS A GRADUATE OF ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL, THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW, WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS A.B.DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE IN 1968 AND HIS JURIS DOCTOR (J.D. DEGREE) IN 1971. JUDGE MEISBURG HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS TO DR. DENISE MEISBURG, WHO IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER, R.N., LICENSED MARRIAGE,FAMILY AND TEEN COUNSELOR, AND MISSIONARY.THEY HAVE 6 CHILDREN, AGES 11-21. TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN ARE STUDENTS IN THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND ONE IS A TEACHER IN THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HIS SISTER IS A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND WAS RECENTLY NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN VIRGINIA. JUDGE MEISBURG HAS BEEN A FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE IN JACKSONVILLE WITH THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) FOR 12 YEARS, AND A LAWYER FOR 34 YEARS IN ALL 3 BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HE HAS SERVED AS AN ATTORNEY WITH THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN LOUISVILLE, KY.(AS LAW CLERK TO U.S. DISTRTICT JUDGE JAMES F. GORDON); U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,(EEOC)(ATLANTA, GA.); U.S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (WASHINGTON,D.C.); U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON,D.C.(COUNSEL TO CONGRESSMAN JOHN B. BRECKINRIDGE OF KENTUCKY); OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL (MSPB)(WASHINGTON,D.C.), FDIC LEGAL DIVISION (ORLANDO, FLA.), AND OHA/SSA(LOUISVILLE,KY. AND JACKSONVILLE, FLA.). HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BAR OF KENTUCKY AND FLORIDA, AND A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION. AS LAW CLERK TO U.S.DISTRICT JUDGE JAMES GORDON IN LOUISVILLE, MEISBURG WAS INVOLVED IN THE LANDMARK FEDERAL COURT CASE INVOLVING PUBLIC SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. AS A TRIAL ATTORNEY WITH THE EEOC, JUDGE MEISBURG LITIGATED FEDERAL COURT CASES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN, SETTING NUMEROUS PRECEDENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. IN 1978, JUDGE MEISBURG FILED THE FEDERAL COURT CASE (VINSON V. MERITOR SAVINGS BANK) THAT BECAME THE LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT, PROTECTING WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE. IN THE 1980\'S, JUDGE MEISBURG WAS THE PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIANS UNITED FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, A STATEWIDE GROUP HE ORGANIZED TO OPPOSE THE LIBERAL, SEX EDUCATION CURRICULUM PROPOSED FOR THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS AN ATTORNEY WITH THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, JUDGE MEISBURG PROTECTED FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWERS FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSING WASTE, FRAUD AND CORUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT. JUDGE MEISBURG IS A LIFE-LONG CHRISTIAN AND ATTENDS NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, A TRANS-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH ON HODGES BOULEVARD IN JACKSONVILLE, WHERE HE HAS TAUGHT ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR 7 YEARS, AND SERVES ON THE PASTOR\'S COUNCIL. HE HAS SERVED AS A LEADER IN THE NEW LIFE PRAYER MINISTRY, AND PRISON MINISTRY TEAM AND BEEN A MENTOR IN DUVAL COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION. JUDGE MEISBURG TAUGHT THE NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE OF AMERICA CLASS, AND HE RECENTLY LED A GROUP OF 41 MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO PRAY FOR AMERICA, AND RECENTLY TOURED THE HOLY LAND WITH HIS PASTOR AND CHURCH GROUP TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL. ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, HE HAS ALSO TAUGHT A CLASS IN THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AT NEW LIFE FOR TWO YEARS. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE CHRISTIAN COALITION OF FLORIDA, AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PROJECT SOS, ONE OF THE NATION\'S LEADING ABSTINENCE-BASED MINISTRY THAT SERVES THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF TWO BOOKS ENTITLED \"PEACE IS FLOWING LIKE A RIVER\" AND \"AMERICA, BLESS GOD!\". JUDGE MEISBURG AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN JACKSONVILLE FOR 12 YEARS, ALL IN SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2. JUDGE MEISBURG FILED HIS PAPERS TO RUN FOR DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ON JANUARY 6, 2006. HIS ANNOUNCED PLATFORM IS TO RESTORE GODLY VALUES, SAFETY AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TO THE DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HIS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN WEBSITE IS WWW.JUDGEMEISBURG.COM. JUDGE MEISBURG IS A NON-PARTSIAN CANDIDATE IN HIS PERSONAL, NOT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY. \"Political advertisement paid for and approved by John Meisburg, NPV for Duval County School Board District 2\"
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