Judge Mark Wilson Announces Bid to Succeed Retiring Circuit Judge Mark H. Jones, Whose Murder Cases Captivated the Keys — and the World

Wilson will seek to replace retiring Circuit Judge Jones, whose three-decade career included the notorious Stock Island “Treehouse Murder” and the death sentence of Marathon killer Steven Wolf.

Retiring Judge Mark Jones, left, meeting with attorneys in chambers during the Treehouse Murder trial of Tyrone Tucker; Right, Judge Mark Wilson hopes to succeed him. / TED LUND

Monroe County Judge Mark Wilson announced Monday he will run for Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge, Group 1, seeking to succeed Judge Mark H. Jones, who earlier this year formally announced he will re…