Develop U: From Board Rooms to Courtrooms, Addressing White Collar Crimes with the State Attorney

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R.J. Larizza, Office of State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit
R J. Larizza is a native of Jacksonville, Florida where he graduated from Bishop Kenny High School. He attended Troy State University and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in English. Upon graduation from Troy State University, R J. entered the workforce with the Florida Department of Corrections, working with young probationers and parolees. R J. stayed with the Florida Department of Corrections for almost 13 years and attained the rank of Supervisor II at the time of his departure from the Department in 1993. Most of his tenure with the Florida Department of Corrections (10 years) was spent in the St. Augustine/St. Johns County Office.
In the summer of 1993, at the age of 35, R.J. left the Florida Department of Corrections to pursue a law degree at Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia. R. J. graduated in the top one third of his class in May of 1996. While a student at the university, R J. worked as a law clerk for the Houston County District Attorney's Office in Perry, Georgia. R. J. was on the Moot Court Board and Law Review for Mercer University and served as a Student Prosecutor.
Upon graduation from The Walter F. George School of Law, R. J. returned to St. Augustine where he worked as an Assistant State Attorney with the State Attorney's Office of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of F1orida. In January 2003 after 6 ½ years, R. J. left the State Attorney's Office to pursue a private practice career. Following his successful private practice endeavor, R. J. successfully ran for the Office of State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, the Office that he currently holds


John K. Reid
Chief Assistant State Attorney – Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza
Seventh Circuit Chief Assistant State Attorney John K. Reid was born and raised in Volusia County, graduating from Atlantic High School in 2002. John went on to attend the University of Florida, receiving a bachelor’s degree. John earned his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2010 and returned home to Florida. John, a board-certified expert in criminal trial law, has served as an Assistant Public Defender, a private defense attorney, and a prosecutor. John has served as an Assistant State Attorney since 2012 and was appointed Chief Assistant State Attorney by State Attorney R.J. Larizza in 2018 and has served in that capacity ever since. John was appointed by Governor Rick Scott, and reappointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, to serve on the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee, serves as the Treasurer of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County, and is a member of the Board of Directors of SMA Healthcare.