A Florida native, Lagoa was the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. "She has been the essence of what a judge should be,” DeSantis said when he nominated her.
Trump nominated Lagoa to serve on 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2019. She was confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan vote, which could help ease her path to the court if she’s selected by the president again.
At 52, Lagoa would be the youngest justice on the Supreme Court, just a few months behind one of Trump’s other nominees, Neil Gorsuch. A lifetime appointment to the court would allow her to serve for decades to come.
Lagoa, 52, would bring lengthy judicial experience in state and federal courts as well as two potential political benefits: She is a Cuban American from a battleground state Trump desperately needs to win in November.
A graduate of Florida International University and Columbia University Law School, Lagoa was raised in Hialeah, Fla., the daughter of parents from Cuba.
“Justice Lagoa’s proven commitment to upholding the rule of law, unparalleled legal career and vast experience on the appellate bench distinguish her among the most qualified individuals to serve on our state’s highest court,” DeSantis said upon selecting her for the state Supreme Court.
Lagoa, is a member of the conservative Federalist Society, which stresses that judges should "say what the law is, not what it should be.”
Trump nominated her for the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last September, and she was confirmed by an unusually lopsided 80-15 Senate vote in November. Most of Trump's nominees win confirmation narrowly (Amy Coney Barrett only confirmed by a vote of 55-43).
No vote right now. We need to energize the base. Ramming through a nominee before the election will only motivate the radical left. She's a terrific candidate and would actually help Trump on the ballot.
If Trump loses, we can always get the SC vote in November/December.
Disagree. The left have broken records fundraising off this- the longer it drags on the more media brainwashing will occur. Average people will start to believe she's the worst person in the world. Saw it happen with Kavanaugh. Throw so much shit at him people think some of it has to be true. The demonization from the media will be 24/7.
Lagoa was confirmed by a 80-15 Senate vote in 2019. Let's hear those D Senators who voted for her last year now claim that she's a Nazi rapist. It will only further de-legitmize their party.
Besides, it doesn't matter if it "drags on." We have a Senate majority until January, regardless of what happens in November.
We want this to be a ballot issue. If the seat is filled, our base will be less likely to vote.
If Bidens wins, they are going to stack the Supreme Court, so stopping him is the most important.
Most Trump supporters are gonna vote no matter what. The scary thing is this will motivate Bidens low energy voters to actually get out and vote for him. They are gonna believe their life depends on stopping the Republicans- especially women. The longer this drags on the more fired up Dems will get. The brainwashing from the msm will be next level.
Independent/swing voters are a MUCH bigger block than Biden's core voters. His base, and their "energy," doesn't matter.
Trump needs to win over the suburban soccer moms. The MSM propaganda will be 10x worse if he rams through a nominee just before the election. "He's a dictator, blah, blah...."