Who Is Jackie Fulford? Donna Adelson’s Doppelgänger Lawyer Has a Shocking History
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Tony Brueski
4.3 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Donna Adelson’s choice of legal counsel might be the most overlooked plot twist in the Dan Markel murder saga — until you see who’s sitting next to her in court.
Enter Jackie L. Fulford: a former Florida judge who left the bench not in retirement — but under scandal. In this gripping breakdown, we dive into Fulford’s disturbing history of judicial misconduct, including allegations of abuse of power, personal coercion, and interfering in a domestic battery case involving her live-in partner’s son. Fulford was removed from the bench in 2015 by the Florida Supreme Court, following findings of a “permanent disability” that conveniently ended her ethics case just before a full trial.
Now, nearly a decade later, she’s back — not in a robe, but defending a woman accused of orchestrating one of the most calculated murder plots in Florida history.
But here’s where it gets eerie.
Fulford and Adelson don’t just share a courtroom — they share a look. A posture. A vibe. The resemblance is uncanny. Could Donna Adelson have chosen Fulford not just for legal strategy… but because she sees herself in her? Is this a calculated psychological tactic to reflect control, polish, and power? Or is it just coincidence?
This isn’t just a legal breakdown — it’s a story about image, manipulation, and how power presents itself when the cameras are rolling.
Listen as we dissect Fulford’s career implosion, her ethical collapse, and why she might be the most controversial courtroom figure this side of the defense table.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruskey. |
| 0:03.5 | Here now, Tony Brewski. |
| 0:06.9 | Let's talk about Jackie Fullford. |
| 0:10.7 | The name probably did not ring many bells when it first popped up in Donna Adelson's lead defense attorney file. |
| 0:17.9 | But maybe it should have. |
| 0:19.6 | Because once you back the curtain on her background, especially how she exited the Florida |
| 0:26.6 | judicial system and somehow ended up being the attorney for Donna Adelson, it gets a little |
| 0:35.9 | interesting. |
| 0:43.6 | The choice to put her at the helm of a first-degree murder defense gets more puzzling and, frankly, more uncomfortable. |
| 0:59.4 | When you realize the similarities between Jackie and Donna, now, in no way am I saying Jackie is a bad person, a criminal, or anything of the sort. |
| 1:01.8 | She's not. |
| 1:08.4 | She's an attorney that had some issues in the past, and it looks like most of those were resolved in amicable ways. |
| 1:13.0 | But if you look at her, |
| 1:16.1 | I mean, just look at her and look at Donna. |
| 1:18.5 | Similar? |
| 1:20.8 | Not just in looks. |
| 1:23.0 | Demeanor, personality. |
| 1:27.4 | So who is Jackie Fulford? |
| 1:30.9 | He's a former Florida circuit court judge. |
| 1:37.1 | Once a respected legal figure appointed by then governor Charlie Christ back in 2009, |
| 1:40.0 | she presided over cases in the second judicial court, which includes Tallahassee and surrounding areas, |
| 1:42.2 | a seasoned prosecutor turned judge. |
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