Jorge Labarga

Professional career

• Judge, Supreme Court of Florida, 2009-present
• He later practiced personal injury and criminal defense law at Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Roth, Romano & Ericksen, P.A. (1987–1992) and as a founding partner at Roth, Duncan & Labarga, P.A. (1992–present)
• Jul 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2018: Chief Justice of Florida, first Cuban American to hold the post, and the first to serve consecutive terms in a century
• Cuban-American justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed in 2009, and the first Cuban American to serve as Chief Justice of Florida’s highest court
• 1996–2008: Judge, 15th Judicial Circuit Court (Palm Beach County), serving in family, civil, and criminal divisions
• Began as an Assistant Public Defender in West Palm Beach (1979–1982), then joined the State Attorney’s Office (1982–1987), trying cases from theft to homicide

Education

Additional information

• He graduated from Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach (1972), obtained a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida (1976), and a J.D. from the University of Florida School of Law (1979)
• Born October 21, 1952, in Havana, Cuba, Labarga emigrated to the U.S. at age 11, settling in Pahokee, Florida.
• Date of birth: 1952-01-01
• Birth place: Havana