Rodolfo Ruiz

Rodolfo Ruiz
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Assumed office
November 2014
Appointed by Rick Scott
Preceded by Beth Bloom
Judge of the Miami-Dade County Court
In office
April 2012 – November 2014
Appointed by Rick Scott
Personal details
Born 1979 (age 38–39)
Miami, Florida
Education Duke University, (BA)
Georgetown Law (JD)

Rodolfo "Rudy" Armando Ruiz II (born 1979) is a Florida judge and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Biography

Ruiz received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University. He received a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Georgetown Law. He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Federico A. Moreno of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[1]

Ruiz served as an Assistant County Attorney for the Miami-Dade County's Attorney's office. From 2012 to 2014 he served as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court. Governor Rick Scott appointed him to the 11th state circuit court in 2014, where he currently serves.

Nomination to district court

Ruiz was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.[2] On April 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ruiz to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.[3] On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge William J. Zloch, who assumed senior status on January 31, 2017.[4] On June 20, 2018 a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On July 19, 2018 his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ McMahon, Paula (February 13, 2018). "Trump names his top three picks for federal judge in South Florida". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Caputo, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago". Politico. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018
  5. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 20, 2018
  6. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Rodolfo Ruiz
Legal offices
Preceded by
Beth Bloom		 Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
2014–present		 Incumbent
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