Jon L. Mills (born July 24, 1947)[3] is an American lawyer and former politician.

Before Mills became the Dean (education) of the Levin College of Law, he served as a Professor at the University of Florida in 1995.

[4] As a researcher and teacher, he has been a principal investigator and directed major studies attracting over six million dollars in grants on environmental and constitutional issues including international projects in Brazil, Poland, Haiti, and Central America.

In addition to teaching at the College of Law, he has taught and lectured in Constitutional Law, International Trade and Environment in Costa Rica, Brazil, the University of Warsaw and Cambridge University.

Mills has served as the director of the Center for Governmental Responsibility and was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from Gainesville, starting in 1978.