Barbara Lagoa is an American lawyer

Law of the United States

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 and judge

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 on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal

Florida Third District Court of Appeal

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Background

She was born in Miami, Florida in 1967. She received her B.A. cum laude in 1989 from Florida International University

Florida International University

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 where she majored in English and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi

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 honor society. She received her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School

Columbia Law School

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 in 1992. She was an Associate Editor of the Columbia Law Review

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In 2003, she joined the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

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 as an Assistant United States Attorney, where she worked in the Civil, Major Crimes and Appellate Sections.

Judicial Service

She was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

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 in June 2006 and is currently on active service.

Reference

This article incorporates text from Judge Lagoa's Third DCA Profile, a work of the Florida government

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 and thus in the public domain

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in the United States.