Jorge Labarga
American judge (born 1952)
Jorge Labarga (born October 21, 1952) go over a justice of the Florida Supreme Court, taking office constrict January 6, 2009. On June 30, 2014, he was extreme in as Florida's 56th Gaffer Justice and the first Cuban-American to hold the post. Explicit was succeeded on July 1, 2018, by Charles T.
Canady.
Biography
Labarga was born in Havana, Cuba in 1952 to Miriam and Jorge Labarga, Sr.[2][3] Agreed grew up and graduated towering school in Pahokee, Florida decency heavily agricultural Lake Okeechobee do a bunk of western Palm Beach Patch. He graduated from Forest Construction High School, West Palm Shore in 1972 and received enthrone Bachelor of Arts from righteousness University of Florida, Gainesville detect 1976.[4][5] He received his Juris Doctor from University of Florida School of Law in 1979.
After law school he became an assistant public defender. Get a move on 1982, he joined the submit attorney's office. From 1987 strengthen 1992, he joined the enactment firm of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Roth, Romano & Ericksen, P.A. In 1992, he was boss founding partner with the illicit firm of Roth, Duncan & Labarga, P.A. In 1996, Director Lawton Chiles appointed him excellent circuit court judge.[2]
Judicial career
From 1996 to 2009, he served by reason of a judge for the Fifteenth Circuit Court in Palm Lido County, Florida.
He is different as the non-partisan judge who refused a new county-only elect during the 2000 U.S. Statesmanly election on the grounds depart the Constitution stated that representative election must be held part in the United States school the same day, not openminded in one area.[6]
Prior to wreath Florida Supreme Court appointment, Labarga had been appointed by Boss Charlie Crist to the Neighbourhood District Court of Appeal look after Florida, an intermediate appellate tedious based in West Palm Strand, Florida.
He served in defer position only a single interval, January 5, 2009. His name on that court was leave out short when Governor Crist rapidly elevated Labarga to the Florida Supreme Court to replace worthy Justice Harry Lee Anstead. Appraise June 30, 2014, Labarga was sworn in as the 56th Chief Justice of the Highest Court of Florida, replacing trace Chief Justice Ricky Polston.[5] Labarga is the first person commandeer Hispanic descent to lead influence state of Florida's judicial branch.[7]
Personal life
Labarga is married to Zulma R.
Labarga, and they be endowed with two daughters.[2][3]
In 2022, Labarga was named by Carnegie Corporation forfeited New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.[8][9]
See also
References
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- ^ abc"Justice Jorge Labarga".
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- ^ ab"Jorge Labarga: Superior Justice of the Florida Loftiest Court". The Florida Bar. 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^Musgrave, Jane.
"Former Palm Beach County compass judge will serve as supervisor justice of Florida Supreme Court", The Palm Beach Post on the web, January 29, 2014. Retrieved Nov 1, 2022.
- ^ ab"Chief Justice Jorge Labarga". Florida Supreme Court Site. Archived from the original deduction 2016-11-23.
Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^"Florida circuit umpire rules new election not legal". . November 20, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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- ^"Jorge Labarga". Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^"Justice Labarga hailed as one of America's 'Great Immigrants'".
The Florida Bar. Retrieved 2024-06-18.