Jorge Labarga Wiki, Age, Wife, Salary, Net Worth, Parents & More

Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga Biography

Jorge Labarga (born on October 21, 1952) is a justice of the Florida Supreme Court who has been floating into headlines since Abortion rights advocates urge Florida voters to reject Supreme Court justices John Couriel, Charles Canady, Jamie Rutland Grosshans, Ricky Polston, including him on the ballot.

As per Tampabay, on the November 8 ballot, the Hillsborough Democratic Party recommends voting “no” to keep four of the five state Supreme Court justices, John Daniel Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Ricky Polston, and Charles T Canady, and voting “yes” to keep Justice Jorge Labarga.

Let us tell you that Last June’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which returned abortion choices to the states, was devastating and inconvenient for many Americans and Floridians, Following that, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated interest in outlawing abortions statewide if re-elected this year, and the Florida Supreme Court was shown to be committed to further restricting abortions.

From Cuba to the United States

On October 21, 1952, Jorge Labarga was born on October 21, 1952, to his mother, Miriam Labarga, and father, Jorge Labarga Sr in Havana, the Capital of Cuba, where he grew up with his brother Eddie Labarga and Aramais Labarga.

Today Jorge Labarga is one of the famous judges of the Florida Supreme Court, but let us tell you that his childhood life was not so easy because from 1952 to 1959, Cuba was ruled by dictator Fulgencio Batista and at that time, His father had been arrested a number of times by the prior dictatorship that had been in place because his dad was suspected, rightfully so, of supporting the Castro revolution.

Seeing the family’s worsening position, his father decided to relocate them, and thanks to his father’s efforts, his entire family’s applications to move to the United States were accepted after they relocated to the United States where while Growing up in a small town “Pahokee” was weird for Jorge and his entire family at first.

When Labarga started fourth grade at Pahokee, he couldn’t speak a word of English, but within six months, he was writing and speaking English well enough to keep up, and he graduated from Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach in 1972, after that, he got his Bachelor’s degree in political science and Juris doctorate from the University of Florida.

Career

After completing his Juris Doctorate, In 1979, Jorge Joined the 15th Judicial Circuit, where he severed as “Assistant public defender” until 1982; after that, he became “Assistant state attorney” and within three years from 1987, he began focusing on personal injury trial work for “Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Roth, Romano & Erikson.”

Jorge’s life began changing when Former Governor of Florida Lawton Chiles appointed him to the circuit court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in 1996, and in that position, he served until 2008 because, in that year, Former Governor of Florida Charlie Crist appointed him to the Fourth District Court of Appeal and then in the following year to the Florida Supreme Court.

Jorge Labarga Wife & Daughters

According to Floridabar.org, Jorge Labarga has married Former Manager of Pandora Zulma R. Labarga; the beautiful couple married in 1980, and since marriage, Jorge & Zulma’s relationship getting strong and with this beautiful relationship, they have two lovely daughters, Caroline and Stephanie.

Jorge Labarga FAQs

Ques: How much is Jorge Labarga’s Net Worth?

Ans: Labarga’s salary is 220,600.08.

Ques: When will Jorge Labarga’s current Florida Supreme Court term end?

Ans: On January 2, 2023.

Ques: How old is Jorge Labarga?

Ans: Jorge is 70 (As of 2022).

Ques: Who is Jorge Labarga’s Wife?

Ans: Zulma R Labarga.

Ques: Who are Jorge Labarga’s Daughters?

Ans: Caroline and Stephanie.

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