Barbara Lagoa, Nominated to FL Supreme Court
Barbara Lagoa, the first Cuban-American woman to serve on Miami’s appeals court, nominated to the Florida Supreme Court. BY DAVID OVALLE Newly sworn-in Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement in front of Miami’s Freedom Tower, a symbol for Cuban immigrants arriving in South Florida. Lagoa, 52, will become the first Hispanic woman to serve on the court. “Judge Lagoa’s credentials are impeccable,” DeSantis said in his first official act as governor. It was DeSantis’ first selec