John Rutherford (sheriff)
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John Henry Rutherford (born September 2, 1952) is currently the sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida.
Rutherford was born in 1952 and has lived in Jacksonville since 1958. He received a bachelor's degree in criminology at Florida State University. Later, he earned an associate's degree in police administration from Florida Junior College and attended the FBI National Academy. In 1995, Rutherford was appointed as Director of Corrections under then-Sheriff Nat Glover. After spending 28 years with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Rutherford retired and launched a campaign for Duval County sheriff, running against fellow Republicans David Anderson and Lem Sharp. In the election on April 15, 2003, Rutherford won 135,038 votes, 78 percent of the total. He took office on July 1.
Rutherford is married to his wife, Patricia. They have two children (Alicia and Michael) and a granddaughter, (Michela).
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