City Attorney Cassandra Jackson

Cassandra K. Jackson took office on February 1, 2018 as the City of Tallahassee’s City Attorney.  Prior to her appointment, Mrs. Jackson served as Deputy City Attorney for the past two years.

Mrs. Jackson received Bachelor and Juris Doctorate degrees with high honors from Stetson University.  Mrs. Jackson is a member in good standing with The Florida Bar, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  She is also an active member of the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Tallahassee Bar Association.

Since being admitted to The Florida Bar in 1987, Mrs. Jackson has devoted her career to working as a public servant for local and state governments. She has served as an Assistant City Attorney for the Cities of St. Petersburg, Lakeland, and Tallahassee, and Assistant County Attorney for Leon County, specializing in labor relations, personnel, and employment discrimination matters.

In 1998, Mrs. Jackson was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles as a Commissioner on the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and was subsequently appointed as Deputy General Counsel to the Florida Department of Management Services.

In 2015, Mrs. Jackson joined a unique group of Florida attorneys when she became a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in City, County, and Local Government Law.  Members of this Board represent less than 1% of all licensed attorneys in Florida.  Among other honors, Mrs. Jackson was the 1993 recipient of the Florida Association of County Attorneys President’s Award.

When not serving the City of Tallahassee and its citizens, you may find Mrs. Jackson spending quality time with her husband, Jesse, and their three children; being an active member of her church, reading or cooking.

Mrs. Jackson is honored to lead the City Attorney’s Office in carrying out its duties with the high professional standards which she expects and which were established by her predecessors.

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