27 Facts About Angela Corey

Angela Corey was elected in 2008 as the first woman to hold the position, and was defeated on August 30,2016, by Melissa Nelson, the second woman to hold the position.

The granddaughter of Syrian immigrants, Angela Corey was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where she attended Englewood High School.

Angela Corey later became board certified in criminal trial law.

Angela Corey is an Episcopalian and active in her church.

Angela Corey was hired by Ed Austin in 1981 during his tenure as State Attorney from 1975 to 1991, and remained an Assistant State Attorney after Harry Shorstein was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles in 1991.

Angela Corey made the decision to run for the office of State Attorney in 2006.

In 2011 Angela Corey's office oversaw a case in which 12-year-old Cristian Fernandez was arrested for the murder of his two-year-old brother.

Angela Corey stated that because the juvenile system is not equipped to handle cases as serious as murder, the case was transferred to adult court.

Angela Corey noted that the juvenile system was inadequate to handle a crime of this magnitude.

Angela Corey held a globally broadcast press conference to explain her decision.

Angela Corey could have easily charged this as a manslaughter, to try to appease everyone, and she didn't.

Some critics, including Dershowitz, believed that Angela Corey, an elected official, treated her press conference as a sort of campaigning opportunity.

In May 2012, Angela Corey prosecuted 31-year-old Marissa Alexander for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and obtained a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years in prison, which generated controversy in the midst of the Trayvon Martin case.

State Attorney Angela Corey met with the defendant and offered her a three-year plea deal.

Angela Corey was criticized for her handling of the case by Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who argued that Angela Corey overcharged Alexander and the result of Alexander's case was a consequence of institutional racism.

Angela Corey appealed the 3-year sentence and won, sending Thompson to prison for 20 years.

Angela Corey reported back to prison on October 31,2013, where he served the remaining two years.

Angela Corey claimed he felt his life was in danger and therefore defended himself using a personal gun stored in his car.

Angela Corey later said in a press conference that "Justice for Jordan Davis is as important as it is for any victim" and prosecutors would press for a new trial in Duval County on the murder charge.

Since the 1990s, Angela Corey has taught legal concepts at a number of schools, including the University of North Florida, Florida State College at Jacksonville and the Florida Police Corps.

Angela Corey is an active member of the Republican Party of Duval County and the Republican Women's Club of Duval Federated.

Angela Corey served on the Transition Teams for both Governor Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

In early 2013 Angela Corey came under scrutiny after a report emerged she had directed $108,439 to be allocated for an upgrade of her pension along with other prosecutors' pensions.

Angela Corey said the move was necessary because her predecessor, Harry Shorstein, chose not to enhance pension benefits when he could have.

Angela Corey upgraded the pensions for more than a dozen prosecutors who were eligible.

In February 2013, Angela Corey issued $425,000 in, what she termed, "one-time pay increases" to most of her office staff.

Angela Corey contended that she did not break the law in issuing the payments because they were not bonuses, but instead they were temporary raises.