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Jorge Labarga (born October 21, 1952) is a justice of the Florida Supreme Court, taking office on January 6, 2009. On June 30, 2014, he was sworn in as Florida's 56th Chief Justice and the first Cuban-American to hold the post. He was succeeded on July 1, 2018, by Charles T. Canady.
On January 6, 2009, he took office on the Florida Supreme Court after appointment by Governor Crist. He is the 84th Justice to take office at the Florida Supreme Court since statehood was granted in 1845.
16 de out. de 2023 · Justice Jorge Labarga is the 84th Justice on the Supreme Court and was born in Havana, Cuba, though his family fled to freedom in Florida when he was a child. He was appointed in 2009 and faces merit retention vote in 2028.
8 de nov. de 2022 · Jorge Labarga is a judge of the Florida Supreme Court. He assumed office on January 6, 2009. His current term ends on January 2, 2029. Labarga ran for re-election for judge of the Florida Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
After helping tie a Cuban flag to the antenna, seven-year-old Jorge Labarga jumped in his father’s canary yellow ’56 Chevy Bel Air, and they cruised around town honking the horn and cheering in celebration of the revolution.
6 de jul. de 2022 · Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga was one of 34 naturalized citizens honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in its annual list of “Great Immigrants.” Labarga came to the United States from Cuba with his family when he was 11.
“From Havana to Tallahassee,” details the fascinating life of the Florida Supreme Court's Chief Justice Jorge Labarga. Born in Havana in 1952, Justice Labarga is not only the first Cuban-American to hold the position of Chief Justice, he is also the first Justice since 1865 to be reelected by his peers to a consecutive term.
