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Jorge Labarga
Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Background: He joined the state attorney's office in West Palm Beach in 1982. From 1987 to 1996, Labarga practice personal injury law and criminal defense at two law firms.
At a glance
- Court
- Florida Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist (R) (1996); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Charlie Crist (R)
- Appointment date
- 1996
- Took office
- January 6, 2009
- Current term ends
- January 2, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Florida, 1976
- Law: University of Florida, 1979
- Prior offices
- Florida 4th District Court of Appeal (Year in office: 2009)
- Florida 15th Circuit Court (1996 - 2009)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Jorge Labarga’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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