Barbara Lagoa
Barbara Lagoa (born November 2, 1967) 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.
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 | November 2, 1967 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Paul Huck Jr. |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Florida International University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
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.
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