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Who is Judge Amy Coney Barrett, potential SCOTUS contender?

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 04:03 PM PDT
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By Evie Fordham | Fox News
Judge Coney Barrett has been on Trump's list of potential lists since 2017.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's name has popped up each time President Trump has
had to pick a new Supreme Court nominee, and there is once again buzz about
Coney Barrett since Trump may choose to nominate a replacement for the late
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Coney Barrett, 48, has been on Trump's list of
potential nominees since 2017. Picking her would keep the male-female ratio
on the Court the same, although it would throw off the balance of liberals
and conservatives among the justices. Coney Barrett began teaching at Notre
Dame Law School in 2002 before being confirmed as a judge on the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Her 2017 confirmation to the federal
bench was contentious, with several Democratic senators questioning whether
her Catholic faith — expressed in prior speeches — would influence her
jurisprudence. "The dogma lives loudly within you, and that's a concern,"
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said. Barrett responded; "It's never
appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions,
whether they arise from faith or anywhere else, on the law." Barrett was a
former law clerk for the late Justice Antonin Scalia from 1998 to 1999. She
and her husband, Jesse Barrett, have seven children. Coney Barrett was
reportedly one of six candidates interviewed by Trump to replace retiring
Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2018. Trump chose now-Supreme Court Justice
Brett Kavanaugh. Other contenders for Trump's nomination include Judge
Britt Grant, Judge Amul Thapar and Judge Steve Colloton. Fox News' Bill
Mears and Shannon Bream contributed to this report.
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Hispanic Woman On President Trumps List For Supreme Court Nomination

Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:54 AM PDT
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Justice Barbara Lagoa was commissioned as a judge on the U.S. Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta from President Donald Trump.
Justice Barbara Lagoa was born in Miami, Florida. She received her Bachelor
of Arts cum laude in 1989 from Florida International University where she
majored in English and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Justice Lagoa received her Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of
Law in 1992, where she served as an Associate Editor of the Columbia Law
Review. She is fluent in English and Spanish. On January 9, 2019, she
became the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban American woman
appointed to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment
by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court, Governor Jeb Bush
appointed her in June of 2006 to serve on the Third District Court of
Appeal. At that court, she became the first Hispanic woman and the first
Cuban American woman appointed to serve on the Third District Court of
Appeal. On January 1, 2019, she became the first Hispanic female Chief
Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal. Prior to joining the bench,
Justice Lagoa practiced in both the civil and criminal arenas. Her civil
practice at Greenberg Traurig focused on general and complex commercial
litigation, particularly the areas of employment discrimination, business
torts, securities litigation, construction litigation, and insurance
coverage disputes. In 2003, she joined the United States Attorney’s Office
for the Southern District of Florida as an Assistant United States
Attorney, where she worked in the Civil, Major Crimes and Appellate
Sections. As an Assistant United States Attorney, she tried numerous
criminal jury trials, including drug conspiracies and Hobbs Act violations.
She also handled a significant number of appeals. While a practicing
lawyer, Justice Lagoa was admitted to The Florida Bar, the United States
District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She was also a
member of many local, state, and national professional groups including the
Dade County Bar Association, and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
Justice Lagoa’s civic and community activities include service on the Board
of Directors for the YWCA of Greater Miami and Dade County, the Film
Society of Miami, Kristi House, and the FIU Alumni Association. She was
also a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission. She is
currently a member of the Eugene P. Spellman and William Hoeveler Chapter
of the American Inns of Court. Justice Lagoa is married to Paul C. Huck,
Jr., an attorney. They have three daughters. Justice Lagoa left the Florida
Supreme Court on December 6, 2019, when she received her commission as a
judge on the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta from
President Donald Trump.
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