Jeff Ashton Wins State Attorney Race

Jeff Ashton Considering Run For State Attorney

Sources: Casey Anthony Prosecutor Considering Run Against Former Boss
UPDATED: 4:48 pm EDT September 27, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A familiar face from the Casey Anthony trial may run for office.

Several sources tell WESH 2 News that Jeff Ashton is considering a run for state attorney in the 2012 election against his former boss, Lawson Lamar.

Ashton made his decision to retire public shortly after Anthony was found not guilty of the most serious charges in connection to her daughter's death. She was found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement officers.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/politics/29318617/detail.html

Its nice to see Jeff Ashton is enjoying his retirement...

If he does, and I see him on the ballot, I'll vote for him...
Good Luck Jeff...

Casey Anthony prosecutor wants to revisit public records laws

05/15/2012
by Joe Wilhelm Jr., Staff Writer

~Snipped~

Ashton spoke to the Clay County Bar Association Law Day event Monday at the Country Club of Orange Park.

“We must take efforts to keep the media from trying to replace us as the ultimate determiner of facts because they are not very good at it. They have no rules. They have no hearsay rules of evidence (which lawyers are required to adhere to). Opinion is often mistaken for fact and, to me, is the great threat to the justice system as a whole,” said Ashton.

Read more: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=536468

Ashton wins state attorney, gets congrats from George Anthony

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 @ 09:15PM

ORLANDO --

Jeff Ashton, the prosecutor best known for his work in the Casey Anthony trial, defeated his former boss, longtime state attorney Lawson Lamar, in the heated race for the head of the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's race.

Lamar and Ashton have both made headlines since the Casey Anthony case and have since become bitter rivals. We heard from both of them in an exclusive News 13 debate just last month.

Lamar said when he wakes up Wednesday, the state attorney's office will continue to work just as it had before. "I have been proud of my work done over eight terms," he told supporters at his party at Club Firestone in Orlando.

Read more: http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/8/14/lamar_ashton_prepare.html

http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/video.html?clip=http://static.cfnews13.com/newsvideo/cfn/GeorgeAnthony0814.flv

Good news!

Congratulations to Jeff Ashton!!



Surprised to hear from the Anthony camp so soon!