Barbara Lagoa, Cuban American judge, is potential Trump US Supreme Court pick.
“I was watching television when they mentioned her name. I got so excited,” Jaen-Rivas said.
Lagoa has not served long as a federal judge. She joined the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December after being appointed by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan 80-15 vote. The 11th Circuit is one of the regional appeals courts that are one step below the Supreme Court.
Lagoa played a role in a major international custody battle 20 years ago between the United States and Cuba over a 5-year-old boy named Elián González, who was rescued from the ocean after his mother drowned while fleeing Cuba with him. Lagoa provided free legal services to Elián’s relatives in Miami who sought to keep him here. Ultimately, Elián was returned to his father in Cuba.
The group cited a 2019 ruling in which Lagoa sided with businesses challenging Miami Beach’s minimum wage, as well as a decision she joined that made it harder for homeowners to fight foreclosure proceedings.
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