Barbara Lagoa

Barbara Lagoa
Barbara Lagoa
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	Incumbent
	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	November 2, 1967; Miami, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Paul C. Huck Jr.
Education	Florida International University (BA); Columbia Law School (JD)

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]

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
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

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[1] "What They Are Saying: Florida Leaders React to Governor Ron DeSantis' Appointment of Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court". flgov. January 9, 2019.

[2] "Biography of Judge Barbara Lagoa". www.3dca.flcourts.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2007.

[3] "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Monica Gordo and Fleur Lobree to the Third District Court of Appeal".

[4] "Application of Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nomination Commission" (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[5] "Miami's Barbara Lagoa is the next Florida Supreme Court justice". miamiherald.

[wusf-6] "DeSantis Picks Female Cuban-American For State's High Court". wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu.

[7] "Rival campaigns helping to pay for lawyers in Elian case". www.latinamericanstudies.org.

[WHBio-8] "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.

[9] "Twenty-five Nominations and Three Withdrawals Sent to the Senate" White House, October 15, 2019

[10] United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 16, 2019

[11] Results of Executive Business – November 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee

[12] "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.

[13] "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.