Markenzy Lapointe
Markenzy Lapointe | |
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Ariana Fajardo Orshan Juan Gonzalez (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Education | Florida State University (BS, JD) |
Military service | |
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Unit | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Markenzy Lapointe is an American lawyer who serves as United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida since January 2023.
Early life and education
Lapointe was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Lapointe moved to Miami with his family at the age of 16.[citation needed] After graduating from Miami Edison Senior High School in 1987, he attended Miami Dade College and joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the Florida State University in 1993 and a Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law in 1999.[1]
Career
From 1999 to 2001, he worked as a law clerk for Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead. From 2002 to 2006, he served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Lapointe was a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as partner in 2017.[2]
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida
On September 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Lapointe to be the United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida.[2][3] On December 1, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote.[4] On December 6, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[5] He was sworn in on January 9, 2023, by Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga.[6]
Personal life
Lapointe is multilingual, speaking English, Creole and French.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Milestone for Miami: First Haitian-American nominee for U.S. attorney named by Biden". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Three New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys". The White House. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 1, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "PN2640 — Markenzy Lapointe — Department of Justice". congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Markenzy Lapointe Swears Oath of Office as South Florida United States Attorney". United States Department of Justice. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Boies Schiller Flexner people
- Florida lawyers
- Florida State University alumni
- Florida State University College of Law alumni
- Haitian emigrants to the United States
- People from Port-au-Prince
- United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Florida