Cecilia Altonaga
Cecilia Altonaga | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Spouse | George Mencio |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Florida International University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She was appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush and is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a chief judge and a federal judge in the United States.