Judge Jonathan Sjostrom

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Judicial Assistant Lorraine Gauss

Procedures

Policies, Procedures, and Preferences for cases assigned to Judge Jonathan Sjostrom can be found at the "Manuals, Forms & Procedures" section of this website.

Judicial Biography

  • Chief Judge, Second Judicial Circuit July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2023
  • Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit January 2, 2002 - Present

Judicial Assignments

  • Presently serves in the Felony Division in the Leon County Courthouse.

Education

  • Florida State University: J.D. with Honors
  • Florida State University: B.S. Political Science, Magna Cum Laude
  • Okaloosa Walton Junior College: A.A.

Experience

  • Partner with Steel Hector & Davis, LLP, one of Florida's oldest law firms. Practicing in Steel Hector's Tallahassee and Miami offices principally in the areas of complex business and governmental litigation.

Professional Activities

  • Served as an editor (not the editor-in-chief) and published author for the FSU Law Review.

Personal Information

  • Raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  • Married to Erin Beverly Sjostrom
  • Father of Two sons