Monday, January 05, 2009

NEW JUSTICE OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT NAMED

Last Friday, the Governor named Jorge Labarga of Wellington to serve as the newest justice on the Florida Supreme Court. Labarga, 56, is a Florida Gator and a native of Cuba who was just recently elevated from the 15th Circuit Court in Palm Beach County to the 4th District Court of Appeal. This appointment is Crist's third to the state Supreme Court.

Jorge Labarga biography at 15th Circuit: http://15thcircuit.co.palm-beach.fl.us/web/guest/judges/labarga

(Note to Buckeyes, Noles, Vols, Dawgs, Canes, and Sooners: the Gator Nation is everywhere, especially on the bench. Conduct yourselves accordingly.)

 

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