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Justice Labarga also served on the Fourth District Court of Apppeal and with the 15th Judicial Circuit. “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 ...
Heading into Friday’s blockbuster Supreme Court argument over abortion rights, Jorge Labarga—one of only two justices not appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)—stands out for his willingness to buck the party line. His allies describe him as a throwback to a bygone era of centrism and compromise. On Friday Labarga will confront another issue ...
29 de jun. de 2022 · Born in: Cuba. In a 2014 court case, Jorge Labarga found that he had a lot in common with the applicant, Jose Godinez-Samperio — a former Eagle Scout, high school valedictorian, and law school graduate who had passed the Florida bar in 2011. But Godinez-Samperio could not practice law in the state because he was undocumented.
Jorge Labarga. Chief Justice. Justice Labarga was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court in January 2009; he is the second Hispanic to sit on the court. He is the court’s fifty-sixth chief . justice of Florida and served as chief justice from 2014 – 2018. Born in Havana, Cuba, Justice Labarga was a young boy when he ventured to
6 de jul. de 2022 · Justice Labarga. 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. He has been a justice on the Florida Supreme Court since 2009 and was the first ...
1 de jul. de 2014 · Jorge Labarga became the first Cuban-American to lead the Florida Supreme Court when he was sworn in as chief justice Monday. Labarga, 61, whose family immigrated to the United States after the ...
30 de abr. de 2009 · He ended the ceremony quoting one of his favorite U.S. presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, who said, “We can best get justice by doing justice.”. Justice Labarga is sworn in Mark D. Killian Managing Editor Jorge Labarga became Florida’s 84th Supreme Court justice at an April 6 investiture in Tallahassee that drew heavily on his Cuban roots ...
