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Barbara Lagoa

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019

Barbara Lagoa, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Senate voted 80–15 on the nomination on Nov 20, 2019 (Nomination Confirmed).

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
    116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    80–15 · Nov 20, 2019

Education

  • Florida International UniversityB.A., 1989
  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 1992

Career

Private practice, Miami, Florida, 1992-2002; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 2003-2006; Judge, Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District, 2006-2019; chief judge, 2019; Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 2019

Biography

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.

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Capitol Receipts, “Barbara Lagoa: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j7395471/barbara-lagoa (accessed 2026-10-13).