Howard "Mouse" Gross, a former REGJB circuit court judge and one the legends of the Justice Building passed away in December, 2018. Judge Gross was a judge during the cocaine wars of the 1980's. He sat on the bench during a time when the judiciary and the practice of criminal law, as well as Miami in general changed in fundamental ways. The influx of drug money changed Miami from a sleepy southern town, to a chic metropolis.
Where the criminals were, the money was, and that's where the lawyers went. The change in Miami spawned the careers of some of the best criminal defense attorneys in the nation including Roy Black. Jack Denaro, Joel Hirschorn, James Jay Hogan, Steve Bronis, and Richard Sharpstein to name a few. Local characters like Sy Gaer , Mel Kessler, and Stuart Mishkin flourished in the practice of criminal defense. Judge Gross was on the bench for all of this, along with his compatriots like Judge Ellen Morphonios, Judge Arthur Snyder, Judge "Fast" Gerry Klein, and our own and still practicing Ted Mastos.
His obituary is here.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019
EVIL INCARNATE
There are times in life when the mysteries of the universe are undecipherable to mere mortals. If there is a plan, we are not deigned sufficient to comprehend it.
Evil seems to prevail and good taste is relegated to the scrap heap of society.
Paris falls to the Germans.
Corregidor and the Philippines fall to the Japanese.
Trump is elected president.
Warren Beatty and Heaven Can Wait.
The Sophisticated Means Enhancement.
Justice Bret Kavanaugh.
Instagram.
Light Beer.
Velveeta Cheese.
Paris Hilton.
The Broward Judiciary.
Gout.
Poison Ivy.
Rap music.
Civil Motions for Summary Judgment.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cruise Ships.
The Olive Garden.
The Designated Hitter.
Diet Soda.
Ebola.
Imitation Crab meat.
The improper use of the salad fork.
The harmless error rule.
The Sunday Times not sufficiently ironed.
Feel free to add your own. Disaster has once again befallen our country. A country that Ronald Reagan once called a shinning city on a hill. But no more.
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriot Cheaters return to the Super Bowl. Again.
This too shall pass.
Evil seems to prevail and good taste is relegated to the scrap heap of society.
Paris falls to the Germans.
Corregidor and the Philippines fall to the Japanese.
Trump is elected president.
Warren Beatty and Heaven Can Wait.
The Sophisticated Means Enhancement.
Justice Bret Kavanaugh.
Instagram.
Light Beer.
Velveeta Cheese.
Paris Hilton.
The Broward Judiciary.
Gout.
Poison Ivy.
Rap music.
Civil Motions for Summary Judgment.
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cruise Ships.
The Olive Garden.
The Designated Hitter.
Diet Soda.
Ebola.
Imitation Crab meat.
The improper use of the salad fork.
The harmless error rule.
The Sunday Times not sufficiently ironed.
Feel free to add your own. Disaster has once again befallen our country. A country that Ronald Reagan once called a shinning city on a hill. But no more.
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriot Cheaters return to the Super Bowl. Again.
This too shall pass.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
BREAKING: TRUMP RESPONDS TO THE BLOG*. SEE BELOW.
Three games, four teams, one president, one speaker, one team on the path to immortality.
Cheaters at K.C. We may have another "frozen tundra" classic (check out the Vince Lombardi ice bowl clip below). The O/U is 56 and because of the weather, take the Under. The Cheaters are getting 3 on the road. K.C has one of the best home crowds- loud and involved. Brady is the old. Mahomes is the new. More importantly, the Cheaters improved secondary still cannot keep up with K.C.'s speed. Andy Reid takes a team back to the Super Bowl for a second time, and this time he wins. Chiefs -3, under 56.
Rams at Saints. This is a tough one. Rams are getting 3.5. Saints may be the most complete team in the NFL, and Drew Brees wants another shot at the big one. While we will be rooting for the Rams, we cannot advise betting against the Saints at home. Give the 3.5 and take the under. 57 is too much in a championship game.
Trump v. Pelosi.
Pelosi has the home field advantage, having played in DC for a few decades, while POTUS is the new comer. POTUS has some built in advantages (controls military transport planes) but the speaker controls the money and money makes the world go-round.
Trump is the rookie, while Pelosi is the wily veteran who knows the rule book inside out. Take the Speaker not to cave, while POTUS is looking for a way out of the mess he created. Never bet on someone who doesn't have an exit strategy before he starts the crisis. In other words, don't bet on a moron who has no idea what he is doing.
The Over-Under is February 10. Take the over and buckle up. This is going to be a while.
TRUMP RESPONDS TO THE BLOG: Shortly after posting our over/under, POTUS held a news conference with an offer to break the logjam. The proposal included money for the humanitarian crisis at the border (extra shipments of King Crab legs for the restaurants which are running short, as well as more California Chardonnays for thirsty immigrants who secure a table at a Mortons on the border) an offer to extend DACA (an acronym of which we know nothing about), and a provision to extend capital gains tax breaks for immigrants who post stock trading gains over $750,000.00 in any one year, excluding (of course) 503 exchange gains reportable under section 63 (duh). In other words, in Trump's view, everything necessary to help immigrants at our border.
In the real world POTUS still wants to deport everyone with an accent (except Mrs. Trump) or whose skin is not lily white (like maybe Rumpole's? WOW there's a thought you have to admit you-loyal reader-never ever had, did ya? Psych!). He still sees a world where people with brown skin stand with their noses pressed to the gaps in the steel slats watching enviously while Americans are eating McDonalds and sipping diet cokes while zipping around on their scooters because they are too obese to walk.
And check out Mr. Markus's blog where the rumors of an FDC sick-out-slow-down are being explored. First a "possible" TB scare shit down FDC. Before that attorneys were told the elevators weren't working and it would take four hours. When the clients showed up, they said the elevators were working fine.
What's next? Ebola? Blue-flu? Poltergeists? Communist infiltration of the email system? North Korean hackers shutting down FDC? It happened to Sony.
*Possibly, but probably not.
Three games, four teams, one president, one speaker, one team on the path to immortality.
Cheaters at K.C. We may have another "frozen tundra" classic (check out the Vince Lombardi ice bowl clip below). The O/U is 56 and because of the weather, take the Under. The Cheaters are getting 3 on the road. K.C has one of the best home crowds- loud and involved. Brady is the old. Mahomes is the new. More importantly, the Cheaters improved secondary still cannot keep up with K.C.'s speed. Andy Reid takes a team back to the Super Bowl for a second time, and this time he wins. Chiefs -3, under 56.
Rams at Saints. This is a tough one. Rams are getting 3.5. Saints may be the most complete team in the NFL, and Drew Brees wants another shot at the big one. While we will be rooting for the Rams, we cannot advise betting against the Saints at home. Give the 3.5 and take the under. 57 is too much in a championship game.
Trump v. Pelosi.
Pelosi has the home field advantage, having played in DC for a few decades, while POTUS is the new comer. POTUS has some built in advantages (controls military transport planes) but the speaker controls the money and money makes the world go-round.
Trump is the rookie, while Pelosi is the wily veteran who knows the rule book inside out. Take the Speaker not to cave, while POTUS is looking for a way out of the mess he created. Never bet on someone who doesn't have an exit strategy before he starts the crisis. In other words, don't bet on a moron who has no idea what he is doing.
The Over-Under is February 10. Take the over and buckle up. This is going to be a while.
TRUMP RESPONDS TO THE BLOG: Shortly after posting our over/under, POTUS held a news conference with an offer to break the logjam. The proposal included money for the humanitarian crisis at the border (extra shipments of King Crab legs for the restaurants which are running short, as well as more California Chardonnays for thirsty immigrants who secure a table at a Mortons on the border) an offer to extend DACA (an acronym of which we know nothing about), and a provision to extend capital gains tax breaks for immigrants who post stock trading gains over $750,000.00 in any one year, excluding (of course) 503 exchange gains reportable under section 63 (duh). In other words, in Trump's view, everything necessary to help immigrants at our border.
In the real world POTUS still wants to deport everyone with an accent (except Mrs. Trump) or whose skin is not lily white (like maybe Rumpole's? WOW there's a thought you have to admit you-loyal reader-never ever had, did ya? Psych!). He still sees a world where people with brown skin stand with their noses pressed to the gaps in the steel slats watching enviously while Americans are eating McDonalds and sipping diet cokes while zipping around on their scooters because they are too obese to walk.
And check out Mr. Markus's blog where the rumors of an FDC sick-out-slow-down are being explored. First a "possible" TB scare shit down FDC. Before that attorneys were told the elevators weren't working and it would take four hours. When the clients showed up, they said the elevators were working fine.
What's next? Ebola? Blue-flu? Poltergeists? Communist infiltration of the email system? North Korean hackers shutting down FDC? It happened to Sony.
*Possibly, but probably not.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
NAME THAT MALL
BREAKING THURSDAY: METRO WEST IS ON FIRE.
Based on our 30+ years of experience, and this is just a guess, but you probably cannot get access to see your client until the fire is put out.
First, this breaking news: FDC is CLOSED Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. No attorney visits. Nada. The reason? Not the Government shutdown but because TB- a highly communicable disease- has been discovered.
Second: Would you rather lose your precious parking privilege at lot 26, which hasn't issued a new permit since Ted Mastos was sitting on the bench with his best pal The Mouse 🐭... OR
Would you rather lose your REGJB "skip the line" Disney Fast Pass and wait in line for a security check with Hoi Poloi?
Take our new poll.
NAME THAT MALL
Let's a pick a good nick-name for the mall rising across from the aforementioned Lot 26. Here are a few starters:
"Sy Gaer Square"; "Janet Reno River Walk";
Based on our 30+ years of experience, and this is just a guess, but you probably cannot get access to see your client until the fire is put out.
First, this breaking news: FDC is CLOSED Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. No attorney visits. Nada. The reason? Not the Government shutdown but because TB- a highly communicable disease- has been discovered.
Second: Would you rather lose your precious parking privilege at lot 26, which hasn't issued a new permit since Ted Mastos was sitting on the bench with his best pal The Mouse 🐭... OR
Would you rather lose your REGJB "skip the line" Disney Fast Pass and wait in line for a security check with Hoi Poloi?
Take our new poll.
NAME THAT MALL
Let's a pick a good nick-name for the mall rising across from the aforementioned Lot 26. Here are a few starters:
"Sy Gaer Square"; "Janet Reno River Walk";
Monday, January 14, 2019
GOVERNOR DESANTIS APPOINTS SECOND SUPREME COURT JUSTICE .....
THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
BREAKING NEWS .......
(More Breaking News on the 3rd DCA below).
JUDGE ROBERT LUCK APPOINTED TO FLORIDA SUPREME COURT:
A few minutes ago, before a large crowd of friends and family gathered at the Scheck Hillel Community School in Aventura, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the second of three Supreme Court appointments. Last week he stood at The Freedom Tower and appointed 3rd DCA Judge Barabar Lagoa to the court to replace Justice Fred Lewis. That seat was reserved for someone who was a resident of the state’s Third Appellate District. Today, Gov. DeSantis’ selection is for one of the two remaining "at large" seats.
Judge Robert Luck graduated from North Miami Beach High School and he still lives in the area with his wife and two children. He graduated from UF undergrad (BA, 2000) and UF Law in 2004; (Editor in Chief of the Law Review). He then clerked for Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before joining Greenberg Traurig where he worked in their appellate section. In 2008 he became an AUSA, and he was assigned to the Appeals, Major Crimes, and Economic Crimes Sections, spending five years there. In 2013, Gov. Scott appointed him to the Circuit Court. He won a full six year term in 2016 when he defeated Yolly Roberson (54% - 46%). He spent a total of four years on the Circuit Court bench presiding in the Criminal, Civil, and Appellate Divisions. In March of 2017, Scott elevated him to the 3rd DCA. Justice Luck completes his meteoric rise in the Florida state court system with his appointment to the state’s highest court.
For anyone that has ever applied to the judiciary in the State of Florida, you know that the application asks you to describe "significant cases" you have handled in your career (as a lawyer or on the bench). In Luck's application, he described what happened to him during a 2015 hearing concerning the prosecution of a defendant charged with Battery of a person over the age of 65:
" ... the defendant rushed up from his seat and jumped at me. He and I tumbled down the steps of the bench, and as I was laying on the floor, (he) was on top of me, punching my head. "My bailiff eventually ripped (him) off of me. I got up, dusted off my robe, fixed my chair, which had been knocked down, took my place on the bench, and dictated what had happened into the record. I then entered an order recusing myself from the case.
Despite the bleeding and bruising, I declined medical attention and refused to file a worker’s compensation claim. Hearing about the incident in Tallahassee, then-Chief Justice Jorge Labarga wrote me this note: ‘I want to commend you for the professionalism you displayed in handling what must have been a very disturbing situation. Your coolness and understanding was exemplary."
In Luck’s remarks today, he closed with a Jewish prayer and stated that he hoped that pray would guide him for the next 35 years on the bench; Luck is only 39 years old and with the constitutional amendment passing in 2018 allowing judges to serve until age 75, that would be possible.
Gov. DeSantis has one remaining appointment on the high court, and that name will come from one of the other nine JNC nominees that include:
Couriel, John Daniel,
Gerber, Jonathan D.,
Grosshans, Jamie Rutland,
Kuntz, Jeffrey T.,
Kyle, Bruce,
Muñiz, Carlos Genaro
Osterhaus, Timothy D.
Salario, Samuel J., Jr.
Singhal, Anuraag
THIRD DCA .......
Updating my post in the Comments section from last week concerning the subject, on Thursday, January 10, 2019, 3rd DCA Judge Kevin Emas was unanimously elected as Chief Judge of the 3rd, replacing Justice Barbara Lagoa, who had taken over as the Chief on January 1, 2019. Lagoa was named to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. DeSantis on January 8th. With the naming of Judge Luck today, the 3rd DCA now has two new open seats. We expect the JNC to announce their request for Applications shortly. Judge Emas began his career on the bench in 1996 with his appointment by Gov. Chiles to the County Court bench. In 2001, Gov. Bush appointed Emas to the Circuit Court. Finally, in 2010, Gov. Crist appointed Judge Emas to his current seat on the 3rd DCA. Emas will serve as Chief Judge until June 30, 2021. Judge Ivan Fernandez becomes the Chief-Judge Elect.
(Our apologies for Rumpole for posting over his Monday morning post entitled "Gavels Up", which you can read just below this post).
CAPTAIN OUT .......
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GAVELS UP
That annual bacchanalia known as "Judge's School" is in session this week somewhere in the weeds of small town Florida. So if you're looking for your favourite new judge, s/he's gone this week:
Instructor: "Gavel in left hand, and....repeat after me "DENIED" and ….no Judge Smith, first say "DENIED" and then bang the gavel because otherwise the noise of the gavel hitting the bench may obscure yall's ruling. Try again. Raise the gavel just a few inches off the desk, say 'DENIED" in a firm voice- try and convey that y'all know what you're doing- and then a sharp tap...not too hard, y'all be saying denied a lot and you don't want to snap the head of the gavel too soon."
[a Judge raises his hand]
Instructor: "You...from Mi-am-AH... y'all got a question?"
Judge XYZ: "Well, what if, umm...we grant a motion?"
[Laughter breaks out throughout the class room]
Instructor: "Settle down, settle down y'all. Well sir, that's a mighty good question you be'in from Mi-Am-AH and all...See in this here parts of the country we don't do a whole lot of judgen wheres we grant a motion a whole bunch. Sayin yes to a lawyer is as useful as feathers on a pig in these here parts...but Ah know y'all do it a bit different in Mi-Am-AH, and if y'all gonna grant somethin it's best y'all just say it quickly an then move on to getting back to judgin and denying motions and such."
Now of course Rumpole has no idea what really happens at judges' school. It's sort of like when they pick a pope. It's not open to the public and you don't hear anything about it unless someone gets loaded and is arrested skinny dipping in the hotel pool at 3 am. And when that happens they're usually from Broward so it's no surprise. We're all for education, and the proof of the pudding is in the tasting, so we will just wait and see until the judges return, still wet behind the ears, and eager to jump into court and change the world.
Meanwhile in federal court, as the sands of funding quickly runs out, do not expect the toilet paper rolls to be re-filled in the bathroom, or to have paper cups with the water pitcher in the courtroom. And if you see your favourite courtroom deputy at the Starbucks downtown, pick up the tab for the cup-a-joe and help a federal worker through these tough times. The real fact of the matter is a majority of under-paid federal workers live paycheck to paycheck and simple things like keeping the lights on and feeding their kids have become a whole lot harder while that moron in DC blabbers about sticking steel slats into the ground.
From occupied America, where the cracks are starting to appear, the FBI counterintelligence division is investigating the president and the backbone of the federal work force is suffering, fight the power.
Instructor: "Gavel in left hand, and....repeat after me "DENIED" and ….no Judge Smith, first say "DENIED" and then bang the gavel because otherwise the noise of the gavel hitting the bench may obscure yall's ruling. Try again. Raise the gavel just a few inches off the desk, say 'DENIED" in a firm voice- try and convey that y'all know what you're doing- and then a sharp tap...not too hard, y'all be saying denied a lot and you don't want to snap the head of the gavel too soon."
[a Judge raises his hand]
Instructor: "You...from Mi-am-AH... y'all got a question?"
Judge XYZ: "Well, what if, umm...we grant a motion?"
[Laughter breaks out throughout the class room]
Instructor: "Settle down, settle down y'all. Well sir, that's a mighty good question you be'in from Mi-Am-AH and all...See in this here parts of the country we don't do a whole lot of judgen wheres we grant a motion a whole bunch. Sayin yes to a lawyer is as useful as feathers on a pig in these here parts...but Ah know y'all do it a bit different in Mi-Am-AH, and if y'all gonna grant somethin it's best y'all just say it quickly an then move on to getting back to judgin and denying motions and such."
Now of course Rumpole has no idea what really happens at judges' school. It's sort of like when they pick a pope. It's not open to the public and you don't hear anything about it unless someone gets loaded and is arrested skinny dipping in the hotel pool at 3 am. And when that happens they're usually from Broward so it's no surprise. We're all for education, and the proof of the pudding is in the tasting, so we will just wait and see until the judges return, still wet behind the ears, and eager to jump into court and change the world.
Meanwhile in federal court, as the sands of funding quickly runs out, do not expect the toilet paper rolls to be re-filled in the bathroom, or to have paper cups with the water pitcher in the courtroom. And if you see your favourite courtroom deputy at the Starbucks downtown, pick up the tab for the cup-a-joe and help a federal worker through these tough times. The real fact of the matter is a majority of under-paid federal workers live paycheck to paycheck and simple things like keeping the lights on and feeding their kids have become a whole lot harder while that moron in DC blabbers about sticking steel slats into the ground.
From occupied America, where the cracks are starting to appear, the FBI counterintelligence division is investigating the president and the backbone of the federal work force is suffering, fight the power.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Hello’s & Goodbye’s to Judges at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building .....
THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
JUDICIAL ROTATIONS .......
Round and round they go, and where they stop only The Captain knows. Now you know too. Several readers have emailed and commented asking for the Judicial Rotations for 2019. Ask no further, for here is the list, hot off the presses. Please note that, according to our sources, "we expect some changes in the coming days, so please stay tuned for updates".
Hello to:
Judge Betsy Alvarez-Zane
Judge Michael Barket
Judge Lizzet Martinez
Judge Kristy Nunez
Judge Thomas Rebull (from Circuit Civil)
Judge Eleane Sosa-Bruzon
Judge Jacqueline Woodward
Goodbye to:
Judge Cristine Bandin
Judge Michelle Barakat
Judge Gordon Murray
Judge Martin Zilber (to Circuit Civil)
JUDICIAL ROTATIONS 2019 (CLICK FOR LINK TO COMPLETE LIST)
Abreu, Milena NEW HIA County Civil 01
Alvarez-Zane, Betsy NEW REG 609 County Criminal A
Areces, Ramiro From: NDJC 205 County Civil; To: 06 CHC 2327 DV 51
Arzola, Antonio From: DCC 1401 CA 24 To: DCC 1017 CA 24
Bandin, Cristine From: REG 510 County Criminal C; To: CHC 2122 DV 53/M88
Barakat, Michelle From: REG 508 County Criminal E; To: DCC 524 County Civil 02
Barket, Michael NEW REG 510 County Criminal C
Blumstein, Mark From: REG 322 CF 17; To: REG 223 CF 17
Bokor, Alex From: DCC 310 County Civil 04 To: DCC 1401 CA 13 (County to Circuit)
Brinkley, Tanya From: CHC 2820 DV 53/M88; To: DCC 309 County Civil 04
Capote, Betty From: REG 507 County Criminal B; To: REG 507 County Criminal F
Colodny,Yvonne From: CHC 1120 CP 05; To: CHC 1123 CP 05
Cruz, Laura From: NDJC 217 County Civil 04; To: CHC 2820 DV 55
Cuervo, Raul From: NDJC 207 County Criminal A; To: NDJC 205 County Criminal A
Del Rio, Vivianne NEW MDCC 13348 D001,J001, FCJ101
Dimitris, Jason From: MDCC 14321 D001, J001, FCJ101; To: MDCC 14321 FC203, D203, J203
Figarola, Rosa From: MDCC 14356 FC203, D203, J203; To: CHC 1116 CP 03
Guzman, Carlos From: CG 1-7 County Civil 04; To: DCC 412 CA 04 (County to Circuit)
Jean, Lody NEW NDJC 207 County Civil 06
Lehr, Myriam From: NDJC 206 County Civil 01; To: NDJC 217 County Civil 01
Lopez, Carlos NEW MDCC 14356 D002,J002, FCJ102
Marrero, Yery NEW MDCC 13357 D011,J011, FCJ011
Martinez, Lizzet NEW REG 505 County Criminal D
Moore, Natalie NEW NDJC 206 County Civil 02
Muir, Celeste From: CHC 1116 CP 01; To: CHC 1120 CP 01
Murray, Gordon From: REG 505 County Criminal D; To: NDJC 210 County Civil
Nunez, Kristy NEW REG 500 County Criminal B
Pooler, Teresa From: MDCC 13348 D009, J009, FCJ109; To: MDCC 14359 D009,J009, FCJ109
Rebull Thomas From: DCC 800 CA 13; To: REG 413 CF 05
Ruiz, Mavel From: DCC 1403 CA 11; To: DCC 310 CA 11
Sosa-Bruzon, Eleane NEW REG 508 County Criminal E
Thornton, John From: DCC 1017 CA 27; To: DCC 1500 CA 27
Watson, Robert NEW CG 1-7 County Civil 04
Woodward Jacqueline NEW REG 402 County Criminal BH
Zilber, Martin From: REG 223 CF 05; To: DCC 800 CA 08
Abbreviations:
CG = Coral Gables Courthouse, 3100 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33134
CHC = Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Ave., Miami, FL 33128
DCC = Dade County Courthouse, 73 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
HIA = Hiealeah Courthouse, 11 East 6th Street, Hialeah, FL 33010
MDCC = Judge Seymour Gelber and Judge William E. Gladstone Miami-Dade Children's Courthouse, 155 NW 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33128
NDJC = North Dade Justice Center, 15555 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach, FL 33160
REG = Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, 1351 NW 12 Street, Miami, FL 33125
CAPTAIN OUT .......
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Wednesday, January 09, 2019
Gov. DeSantis Announces First of Three Supreme Court Justices .....
THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
BREAKING NEWS .......
Governor Ron DeSantis today appointed BARBARA LAGOA to the Florida Supreme Court. It is his first of three appointments to the open seats on the Court as the result of the retirement of Justices Pariente, Lewis, and Quince.
The announcement was made at the historic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami this morning. Newly elected Attorney General Ashley Moody opened the event, followed by Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez, who introduced the Governor.
Judge Logoa, 51, has been on the 3rd DCA for the past 12 years, authoring 470 opinions. She was appointed to the 3rd DCA by Governor Jeb Bush in 2006 becoming the first Cuban American woman appointed to that Court. She was the Chief Judge of the 3rd DCA, having assumed that role just nine days ago. She was born in Miami and grew up in Hialeah, graduated from FIU (BA, 1989) and then Columbia Law School (JD, 1992). Her husband, is attorney Paul Huck, Jr, and her father-in-law, Judge Paul Huck, is a Senior Judge on the Southern District of Florida. In 2003 she joined the United States Attorney's Office as an AUSA where she tried numerous criminal jury trials, including drug conspiracies and Hobbs Act violations. She also handled a significant number of appeals. She spent three years three before becoming an appellant court judge. Prior to her work as an AUSA she worked at Greenberg Traurig and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, among other firms.
CAPTAIN OUT ......
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