Barbara Lagoa

After leaving the Florida Supreme Court Lagoa now serves as a judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta after being commissioned by President Donald J. Trump. Previously working as a lawyer for years in Florida Lagoa has practiced in both civil and criminal arenas before joining the bench. In 2003, Lagoa became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida where she tried multiple criminal jury trials as well as handling a substantial amount of appeals.