Carlos G. Muñiz
Carlos Muñiz | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 57th Chief Justice of Florida | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Canady |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| Assumed office January 22, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ron DeSantis |
| Preceded by | Peggy Quince |
| General Counsel of the United States Department of Education | |
| In office April 23, 2018 – January 22, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Secretary | Betsy DeVos |
| Preceded by | James Cole Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Bruce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Genaro Muñiz June 25, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Carlos Genaro Muñiz (born June 25, 1969) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the 57th chief justice of Florida since 2022. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22, 2019. Previously, he served as General Counsel of the United States Department of Education in the first Trump administration.