Barbara Lagoa
Barbara Lagoa (born November 2, 1967)[4] is an American lawyer and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to becoming a federal judge, she was the first Hispanic woman to be appointed as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Florida.[5]
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[1] |
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 B. 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[2] |
Succeeded by | Monica Gordo[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | November 2, 1967
Spouse(s) | Paul C. Huck Jr. |
Education | Florida International University (BA) Columbia Law School (JD) |
Background
Lagoa was born in Miami in 1967. She grew up in the majority Cuban city of Hialeah outside Miami.[6] She received her Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1989 from Florida International University where she majored in English and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. She received her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1992. She was an Associate Editor of the Columbia Law Review.[6]
In 2000, she was one of a dozen mostly pro bono lawyers who represented the Miami family of Elián González.[7]
In 2003, she became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, working in the Civil, Major Crimes, and Appellate Sections.
State judicial service
Lagoa was appointed to the Third District Court of Appeal by Governor Jeb Bush in June 2006 and became Chief Judge on January 1, 2019. On January 9, 2019, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis. She resigned her position when she was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Federal judicial service
On September 12, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Lagoa to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[8] On October 15, 2019, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Lagoa to the seat being vacated by Judge Stanley Marcus, who previously announced his intention to take senior status on a date to be determined.[9] On October 16, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[10] On November 7, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a vote of 18–4.[11] On November 19, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a vote of 80–15,[12] and on the next day, November 20, confirmed her nomination by a vote of 80–15.[13] She received her judicial commission on December 6, 2019.
Personal life
She is married to lawyer Paul C. Huck Jr., and her father-in-law is United States District Judge Paul Huck.[6]
References
- This article incorporates text from Judge Lagoa's Third DCA Profile, a work of the Florida government and thus in the public domain in the United States.
- "What They Are Saying: Florida Leaders React to Governor Ron DeSantis' Appointment of Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court". flgov. January 9, 2019.
- "Biography of Judge Barbara Lagoa". www.3dca.flcourts.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2007.
- "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Monica Gordo and Fleur Lobree to the Third District Court of Appeal".
- "Application of Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nomination Commission" (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "Miami's Barbara Lagoa is the next Florida Supreme Court justice". miamiherald.
- "DeSantis Picks Female Cuban-American For State's High Court". wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu.
- "Rival campaigns helping to pay for lawyers in Elian case". www.latinamericanstudies.org.
- "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, September 12, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019
- United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 16, 2019
- Results of Executive Business – November 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
- "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Barbara Lagoa to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Barbara Lagoa to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
External links
- Barbara Lagoa at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by David Levy |
Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal 2006–2019 |
Succeeded by Monica Gordo |
Preceded by Leslie B. Rothenberg |
Chief Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal 2019 |
Succeeded by Kevin Emas |
Preceded by R. Fred Lewis |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida 2019 |
Succeeded by John D. Couriel |
Preceded by Stanley Marcus |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2019–present |
Incumbent |