‘A true public servant’: Harry Shorstein, 5-term state attorney who reshaped the face of justice in Jacksonville, dies – News4JAX

‘A true public servant’: Harry Shorstein, 5-term state attorney who reshaped the face of justice in Jacksonville, dies  News4JAX

Harry Shorstein, the former Fourth Circuit State Attorney who helped define the face of Jacksonville justice for a generation, has died. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Harry Shorstein, the former Fourth Circuit State Attorney who helped define the face of Jacksonville justice for a generation, has died. The State Attorney’s Office, which Shorstein led for five terms from 1991 to 2008, confirmed his passing on Friday. “Shorstein was a true public servant — he was a combat-decorated U.S. Marine in Vietnam before he returned home to serve his community,” the office said in a statement. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan also remembered Shorstein as a model of public service. “Harry Shorstein was an example to all of us through his many decades of public service,” Deegan wrote.

“His wisdom and heart will be missed, but it is carried on through the many people he mentored who are now leading our city today.” Harry Shorstein was an example to all of us through his many decades of public service as State Attorney, General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, and many more achievements. He spoke of making sure Jacksonville isn't a tale of two cities – a challenge that my administration works every day to change. He believed deeply in delivering justice but also in second chances, a mission that is emblematic of his