Barbara Lagoa
Barbara Lagoa (born November 2, 1967) is an American attorney and jurist. She is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2019.
Barbara Lagoa | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stanley Marcus |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – December 6, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ron DeSantis |
| Preceded by | R. Fred Lewis |
| Succeeded by | John D. Couriel |
| Chief Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Rothenberg |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Emas |
| Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal | |
| In office June 2006 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | David Levy |
| Succeeded by | Monica Gordo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1967
(aged 58) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Huck |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Education | Florida International University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
She was the first Hispanic woman to be appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.[2][3]
Lagoa is reported to be one of President Donald Trump's possible Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court candidate to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[4]
References
- ↑ Semones, Evan (September 19, 2020). "What you need to know about Barbara Lagoa". Politico.
- ↑ "Miami's Barbara Lagoa is the next Florida Supreme Court justice". miamiherald.
- ↑ "Federalist Society Contributor: Barbara Lagoa". fedsoc.org.
- ↑ "Trump says Supreme Court nominee will be a woman". September 20, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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