Posted on 01/09/2019 8:33:31 AM PST by 11th_VA
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Third District Court of Appeals Judge Barbara Lagoa to the state's Supreme Court.
Lagoa, who will replace retiring Justice R. Fred Lewis, is the first Hispanic woman in history to serve on the Florida Supreme Court.
In a press release sent Wednesday, Governor DeSantis said, "Justice Lagoas proven commitment to upholding the rule of law, unparalleled legal career and vast experience on the appellate bench distinguish her among the most qualified individuals to serve on our state's highest court. It is my pleasure and my privilege to appoint Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court with full confidence she will serve our state with the utmost integrity."
Lagoa's appointment is effective immediately.
Below is additional information from Gov. DeSantis' office on Justice Lagoa's background:
Justice Barbara Lagoa
Justice Lagoa is a Cuban-American from Hialeah, Florida, where her parents instilled in her an appreciation of the freedoms enjoyed in the United States. Justice Lagoa is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court.
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Question: Should we be glad Lewis is gone? Was he a RAT?
The majority of the court was liberal, DeSantis gets to turn it conservative.
“The majority of the court was liberal, DeSantis gets to turn it conservative.”
I remember back during the “hanging chad” fiasco they behaved like a pack of Commies, and I’ll bet that most of them are still there today.
In 2000, she was one of a dozen mostly pro bono lawyers who represented the Miami family of Elian Gonzalez.
All good news!!!
DeSantis is kicking major butt already. Scott was OK, but was turning into ¡Yeb! the last couple years.
Ron’s very first act, an hour after swearing in, was to suspend Sheriff douche in Broward. Now he gets to appoint 3 SJ Justices. Awesome!!!!
Boy, we dodged a bullet when Gillum lost...shudder...
DITTO !!!
Her parents came from Cuba...Great Job Ron...
And why is that? Seems like FL always has Republican Governors.
DeSantis suspending the Broward Sheriff?
I think not: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-governor-suspends-broward-county-sheriff-scott-israel-sources-say
It’s what they relorted on local radio news yesterday, NDB Daytona.
No not quite. Jeb and Crist don’t count as Republicans and before them you had Lawton Chiles and Buddy MacCay. Our RINOs did not do us any favors. The court was badly slanted left.
He was a liberal.... Barbara is a Cuban American...
“He was a liberal.... Barbara is a Cuban American...”
I see where that old Socialist tw@t Pariente is gone too. Was she replaced by a Conservative? Is Florida anywhere close to a Constitutionalist Court?
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