Cecilia Altonaga | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | K. Michael Moore |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office May 7, 2003 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Shelby Highsmith |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecilia Maria Altonaga December 26, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Spouse | George Mencio |
Children | 3 |
Education | Florida International University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States.