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Robert N. Scola Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 20, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byPaul Huck
Personal details
Born (1955-10-30) October 30, 1955 (age 68)
Worcester, Massachusetts
EducationBrown University (B.A.)
Boston College Law School (J.D.)

Robert Nichols Scola Jr.[1] (born October 30, 1955)[2] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Early life and education

Scola earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Brown University and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from Boston College School of Law.[3][4]

Professional career

From 1980 until 1986, Scola worked in the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney.[3] From 1986 until 1995, he worked in private legal practice, both as a sole legal practitioner and also as a criminal defense attorney.[3] In 1995, Scola became a judge on Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit presiding over criminal, civil and family law matters.[3][4]

On April 29, 2019, Scola, a cancer survivor, recused himself from a case against healthcare insurance company United Healthcare, stating, that the company's denial of treatment was "immoral and barbaric" and that his opinions regarding would prevent him from "deciding this case fairly and impartially."[5][6]

Federal judicial service

On May 4, 2011, President Obama nominated Scola to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Scola would fill the seat vacated by Judge Paul Huck, who took senior status in August 2010.[7] The United States Senate confirmed Scola in a voice vote on October 19, 2011; he received his commission the following day.[4] Scola Jr. announced he will take senior status on October 31, 2023.[8]

Cases

On October 27, 2021, Scola transferred a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against Twitter from his court to the Northern District of California, holding that a forum selection clause required the California court to decide the case.[9]

Judicial Awards

  • Honorable William Hoeveler Professionalism Award presented by the Florida Bar Committee on Professionalism (2007)
  • Florida Jurist of the Year Award presented by the Florida Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (2013)
  • Jurist of the Year Award presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter (2011)
  • Judge Steven Levine Award presented by the Dade County Justice Association (2006)
  • Justice Award presented by the League of Prosecutors (2005)
  • Judge of the Year Award presented by the Florida Bar Law Related Education Program (2004)
  • Jurist of the Year Award presented by the First American Family Law Inns of Court (2002)
  • Honorable Gerald Kogan Judicial Distinction Award presented by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami Chapter (2001)

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (May 4, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Six Judges to United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2011 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ a b c "Scola, Robert Nichols, Jr. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  5. ^ "‘Immoral and barbaric’: Cancer-surviving judge blasts insurer for denying treatment", by Megan Flynn, The Washington Post, May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO: 19-21258-CIV-SCOL", April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  7. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (May 4, 2011). "Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2011 – via National Archives.
  8. ^ "Southern District of Florida Blog: Judge Scola to take senior status in October 2023". 23 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Florida judge sends Trump suit against Twitter to California". AP News. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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