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Her academic credentials are weaker than other U.S. Supreme Court nominees and candidates, as Lagoa graduated apparently without honors from Columbia Law School.
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'''Barbara Lagoa''' (born November 2, 1967 (age {{age|1967|11|2}})) is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Eleventh Circuit]] and reportedly one of two leading contenders for President [[Trump]]'s nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]].
 
'''Barbara Lagoa''' (born November 2, 1967 (age {{age|1967|11|2}})) is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Eleventh Circuit]] and reportedly one of two leading contenders for President [[Trump]]'s nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]].
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Judge Lagoa wrote 424 decisions as a Florida appellate judge, as appointed to that position by then-Governor [[Jeb Bush]].
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Judge Lagoa wrote 424 decisions as a Florida appellate judge, as appointed to that position by then-Governor [[Jeb Bush]].  Her academic credentials are weaker than other [[U.S. Supreme Court]] nominees and candidates, as Lagoa graduated apparently without honors from [[Columbia Law School]].
    
Prior to becoming a judge, Lagoa served as [[pro bono]] counsel in 2000 to the lawful effort to prevent the return of young Elián González back to [[communist]] [[Cuba]]. However, some [[conservatives]] fear she may be [[moderate]] on a few issues, namely [[abortion]].<ref>Trump's Supreme Court court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-supreme-court-court-pick-likely-to-be-amy-coney-barrett-or-barbara-lagoa-reports ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 20th, 2020.</ref>  She has apparently never published an opinion or article using the terms "unborn" or "pro-life".
 
Prior to becoming a judge, Lagoa served as [[pro bono]] counsel in 2000 to the lawful effort to prevent the return of young Elián González back to [[communist]] [[Cuba]]. However, some [[conservatives]] fear she may be [[moderate]] on a few issues, namely [[abortion]].<ref>Trump's Supreme Court court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-supreme-court-court-pick-likely-to-be-amy-coney-barrett-or-barbara-lagoa-reports ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 20th, 2020.</ref>  She has apparently never published an opinion or article using the terms "unborn" or "pro-life".
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[[Liberal]]s favor the nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] of Lagoa rather than [[Amy Barrett]], and only 15 [[Democrat]]s voted against Lagoa's nomination to the [[Eleventh Circuit]].  The [[liberal media]] quickly began running glowing stories about Lagoa to boost her chances.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/20/florida-republicans-lagoa-trump-419109</ref>
    
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