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American judge (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbara Lagoa (born November 2, 1967)[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as 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 Latina and Cuban American woman appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.[3][4]
Quick Facts Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Appointed by ...
Barbara Lagoa | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
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 | (1967-11-02) November 2, 1967 (age 56)[1] Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse | Paul Huck Jr. |
Children | 3[2] |
Education | Florida International University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
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In 2020, Lagoa was a finalist to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, which ultimately went to Amy Coney Barrett.[5][6]