Federico A. Moreno | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office July 17, 2020 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
In office July 1,2007 –June 30,2014 | |
Preceded by | William J. Zloch |
Succeeded by | K. Michael Moore |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
In office July 16,1990 –July 17,2020 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alcee Hastings |
Succeeded by | David S. Leibowitz |
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Judge of the Dade County Court | |
In office 1986–1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Caracas,Venezuela | April 10,1952
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) University of Miami School of Law (JD) |
Federico A. Moreno (born April 10,1952) [1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Moreno was born in Caracas,Venezuela,the son of Francisco and Réjane Moreno. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and from the University of Miami School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1978. He served as the inspiration for the character D-Bob in the film Rudy ,where he was portrayed by actor Jon Favreau. Moreno and the real Rudy lived in adjacent dorm rooms in 1973. [2]
Moreno was in private practice in Miami from 1978 to 1979. He served as assistant federal public defender in the Office of the United States Public Defender from 1979 to 1981 before returning to private practice in Miami from 1982 to 1986. Moreno served as a judge on the Dade County Court from 1986 to 1987. He served as a judge on the 11th Judicial Circuit Court from 1987 to 1990. In addition to his current post as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida,Judge Moreno serves on the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. [3]
Moreno was nominated by George H. W. Bush on June 5,1990 to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida to the seat vacated by Judge Alcee Hastings,who was impeached. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 13,1990 and received his commission on July 16,1990. [3] Moreno served as Chief Judge on the court from 2007 to 2014. [3] He assumed senior status on July 17,2020.
He was named as a possible Supreme Court pick by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. [4]
On March 9,1992,President George H. W. Bush nominated Moreno to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,to replace Paul Hitch Roney,who had taken senior status. [11] Bush's previous nominee for the seat,Kenneth Ryskamp,had been defeated by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. However,the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee did not take up Moreno's nomination before Bush's presidency ended,and President Bill Clinton chose not to renominate Moreno to the seat after he took office. Ultimately,Clinton nominated Rosemary Barkett to the seat to which Moreno had been nominated.
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