Ariana Fajardo Orshan | |
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | |
In office September 18, 2018 – March 26, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Wifredo A. Ferrer |
Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Gonzalez (acting) Markenzy Lapointe |
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
In office April 25, 2012 – September 17, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Rick Scott |
Preceded by | Julio Jimenez |
Succeeded by | Scott Bernstein |
Personal details | |
Education | Florida International University (BS) Shepard Broad Law Center (JD) |
Ariana Fajardo Orshan is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 2018 to 2021. She was previously a Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
Fajardo Orshan earned her Bachelor of Science from Florida International University in 1993[1] and her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 1996.[2]
Fajardo Orshan began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, where she prosecuted a wide variety of crimes specializing in narcotics and organized crime. She then was a partner in a boutique law firm where she specialized in litigation.[2]
Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, Fajardo Orshan was a Circuit Court Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida and an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law.[2] She was appointed to the bench in 2012 by Governor Rick Scott.[3]
On June 7, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Fajardo Orshan to serve as a United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.[2] On June 11, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] On August 23, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] On August 28, 2018, her nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[6] Upon confirmation she became the first woman to ever be the United States Attorney in Southern Florida.[7] Fajardo Orshan was sworn into office on September 18, 2018.[8]
On February 8, 2021, she along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[9] She resigned on March 26, 2021.[10]
Fajardo Orshan is married to Robert D. Orshan and has one son.[2]