Years before they would endure a televised pummeling in the Florida courtroom of Judge Debra Nelson, the two lawyers representing accused murderer George Zimmerman actually donated money to the prickly jurist's first election campaign, records show.
In 1999, Republican Governor Jeb Bush appointed Nelson, a lifelong Democrat, to fill a vacancy in the 18th Judicial Circuit (covering Seminole and 
The balance of Nelson's contributions came that year from scores of Florida attorneys and law firms. Division of Elections records show that the judicial candidate's financial supporters included Zimmerman lawyers Mark O'Mara and Don West, both of whom have felt the 59-year-old Nelson's wrath over the past several weeks.
O'Mara gave $250 to Nelson's campaign, while West--who has tangled frequently with the jurist as he has defended Zimmerman against charges that the neighborhood watch volunteer murdered Trayvon Martin--donated $100.
It is apparently too late, however, for either man to seek a refund from Nelson, who won the 2000 election with 72 percent of the vote.
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