Angel A. Cortiñas
Angel A. Cortiñas is an American lawyer and judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.[1][2]
Background
He was born in Havana, Cuba in 1962. He attended Miami Senior High School. He was admitted to Brown University and graduated magna cum laude with degrees in Latin American Studies and Political Science in 1984. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently received his JD cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1987.
From 1987 to 1988, he worked as a Law Clerk for Judge William M. Hoeveler of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He then worked as an associate for the now defunct Steel Hector & Davis.
Between 1990-1994 and 1995–2003, he served with the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Judicial service
He has served as a district court judge since 2005.
Academic career
He has taught as an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law and University of Miami School of Law.