Robert J. Luck

Robert J. Luck
Robert J. Luck
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 19, 2019
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
	In office; January 14, 2019 – November 19, 2019
Appointed by	Ron DeSantis
Preceded by	Barbara Pariente
Succeeded by	Renatha Francis
Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal
	In office; March 6, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Appointed by	Rick Scott
Preceded by	Frank A. Sheperd
Succeeded by	Fleur Lobree[1]
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
	In office; September 2013 – March 2017
Appointed by	Rick Scott
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1979; South Miami, Florida, U.S.
Education	University of Florida (BA, JD)

Robert Joshua Luck (born March 17, 1979) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. A Miami native, he has previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and as a judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and then the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.

Background

Luck was born in South Miami, Florida, in 1979. He grew up in North Miami Beach. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 2000 from the University of Florida. He received his Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 2004.[2]

From 2006 to 2008, Luck served as a full-time law clerk for Edward Earl Carnes of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2008, he returned to Miami as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

State judicial service

He was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in June 2013 by Rick Scott.[3] He was later appointed to the Florida Third District Court of Appeal in March 2017, where he served as a judge.[4]

On January 14, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis selected Luck to be a Justice on the Supreme Court of Florida. He resigned from the court after being appointed to the Eleventh Circuit.[5]

Federal judicial service

On September 12, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Luck to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[6] On October 15, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Luck to the seat being vacated by Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, who had previously announced his intention to take senior status on a date to be determined.[7] On October 16, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On November 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a vote of 16–6.[9] On November 18, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture by a vote of 61–30.[10] On November 19, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 64–31.[11] He received his judicial commission the same day.

References

https://www.flgov.com/2019/04/25/governor-ron-desantis-appoints-monica-gordo-and-fleur-lobree-to-the-third-district-court-of-appeal/
Ward, Thomas S. "Judicial Profile – Judge ROBERT J. LUCK". The Record. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
FL Governor Scott's Press Office. "11th Circuit Court Press Release". fl.gov.
Governor Scott's Press Office. "Governor Scott Appoints Judge Robert J. Luck to the Third District Court of Appeal" (PDF). fl.gov.
"Gov. DeSantis names Robert Luck to Florida Supreme Court". 10NEWS.
"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: Robert J. Luck to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 18, 2019.
"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert J. Luck to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.

External links

Robert J. Luck at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frank A. Sheperd	Judge of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal 2017–2019	Succeeded by Fleur Lobree
Preceded by Barbara Pariente	Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida 2019	Succeeded by Renatha Francis
Preceded by Gerald Bard Tjoflat	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2019–present	Incumbent

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[1] ttps://www.flgov.com/2019/04/25/governor-ron-desantis-appoints-monica-gordo-and-fleur-lobree-to-the-third-district-court-of-appeal/

[2] Ward, Thomas S. "Judicial Profile – Judge ROBERT J. LUCK". The Record. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[3] FL Governor Scott's Press Office. "11th Circuit Court Press Release". fl.gov.

[4] Governor Scott's Press Office. "Governor Scott Appoints Judge Robert J. Luck to the Third District Court of Appeal" (PDF). fl.gov.

[5] "Gov. DeSantis names Robert Luck to Florida Supreme Court". 10NEWS.

[WHBio-6] "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.

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

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

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

[10] "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert J. Luck to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 18, 2019.

[11] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert J. Luck to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit)". United States Senate. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.