John D. Couriel
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Assumed office
June 1, 2020
Appointed byRon DeSantis
Preceded byBarbara Lagoa
Personal details
Born (1978-03-23) March 23, 1978
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)

John Daniel Couriel (born March 23, 1978)[1] is a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.

Couriel received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge John D. Bates of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and was a partner at Kobre & Kim in Miami before being appointed to the bench.[1]

Couriel previously interviewed to become United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and to serve as a federal district judge for the Southern District of Florida. He unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Senate's 35th District in 2012 where he lost to incumbent Democrat Gwen Margolis 62-38%, and for the Florida House of Representatives' 114th District in 2016, this time narrowly losing to Democrat Daisy Baez 51-49%.

Florida Supreme Court

On May 26, 2020, Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis announced his appointment of Couriel to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Application for Nomination to the Florida Supreme Court" (PDF). The Florida Bar. December 23, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints John D. Couriel to the Florida Supreme Court" (Press release). May 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Kirby (May 26, 2020). "Ron DeSantis Announces two More Appointments to the Florida Supreme Court". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 26, 2020.


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