Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census,Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida,which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people at the 2018 census. It is located west-northwest of Miami,and is one of a few places in the county—others being Homestead,Miami Beach,Surfside,Bal Harbour,Sunny Isles Beach,and Golden Beach—to have its own street grid numbered separately from the rest of the county.
Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother,Mario Díaz-Balart,who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district,succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress,he started a law practice and a consulting firm,both based in Miami,Florida.
Cecilia María Altonaga is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with territorial jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida.
Raúl L. Martínez is a former mayor of Hialeah,Florida,United States. He is a Democrat and was mayor for 24 years,first elected in 1981 and was the Democratic congressional candidate for Florida's 21st congressional district in 2008.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School is a public high school operated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools,located at 7977 West Twelfth Avenue in Hialeah,Florida,United States,on the boundary with the city of Miami Lakes.
Marcia Gail Cooke was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. was an American lawyer and judge. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida,as well as serving on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal and the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
Eugene P. Spellman was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Alan Stephen Gold is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Kathleen Mary Williams is United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She previously served as the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida.
William L. Thomas is a circuit judge for Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit and former nominee for United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Darrin Phillip Gayles is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and former Florida Circuit Court judge.
Mary Barzee Flores is a Florida attorney in private practice and a former Democratic candidate for Florida's 25th congressional district in the 2018 election. From 2003 to 2011,she served as a judge on Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. President Barack Obama nominated her to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 2015,but her nomination expired without being voted on by the United States Senate.
Roy Kalman Altman is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and former Florida state court judge.
Rodney Smith is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Amit Agarwal formerly served as Solicitor General of Florida,an office he held since June 2016. In October 2021,Agarwal joined the law firm of Holland &Knight as a partner.
Linda Lopez is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. She previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court.
Markenzy Lapointe is an American lawyer who serves as United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida since January 2023.
