Rodolfo Ruiz
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Assumed office
May 3, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byWilliam J. Zloch
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
In office
November 2014 – May 6, 2019
Appointed byRick Scott
Preceded byBeth Bloom
Succeeded byLaura Cruz
Judge of the Miami-Dade County Court
In office
April 2012 – November 2014
Appointed byRick Scott
Personal details
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II (born 1979) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and former Florida state court judge.

Education and career

Ruiz received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Georgetown University Law Center. He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Federico A. Moreno of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1]

Ruiz served as an Assistant County Attorney for the Miami-Dade County's Attorney's office. From 2012 to 2014 he served as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court. Governor Rick Scott appointed him to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in 2014 and he served in that capacity until his appointment to the federal bench in 2019.

Ruiz attended Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Florida, and played water polo on the 1997 state championship team.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

Ruiz was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.[4] On April 26, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Ruiz to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[5] On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William J. Zloch, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2017.[6] On June 20, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On July 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[8]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Ruiz for a federal judgeship.[9] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[10] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[11] On May 1, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 89–10 vote.[12] On May 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 90–8 vote.[13] He received his judicial commission on May 3, 2019.[14]

Memberships

On his Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Ruiz reported being a member of a number of bar associations and legal committees, including the American Bar Association, Federalist Society, and the Hispanic National Bar Association.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ McMahon, Paula (February 13, 2018). "Trump names his top three picks for federal judge in South Florida". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "1 Jun 1997, 55 - The Miami Herald at Newspapers.com". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ "4 May 1997, 288 - The Miami Herald at Newspapers.com". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ^ Caputo, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago". Politico. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018 – via National Archives. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018
  7. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 20, 2018
  8. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
  10. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
  11. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. ^ On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida), United States Senate, May 1, 2019
  13. ^ On the Nomination (Confirmation Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida), United States Senate, May 2, 2019
  14. ^ Rodolfo Ruiz at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  15. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Rodolfo Ruiz

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