Barbara pariente biography

American judge

Barbara Joan Pariente (born December 24, 1948) is an attorney and jurist from Florida. She was chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from July 1, 2004, until June 30, 2006. Pariente is the second woman to hold the position of chief justice and served on the court from 1997 to 2019.

From 1993 to 1997 she was a judge on Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal.

Early life and education

Pariente was born in New York City in 1948. She attended public schools in New York and lived in Tenafly, New Jersey, where she graduated from Tenafly High School in 1966.^[1][2] She attended Boston University, graduating with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in communications with the highest honors.

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Pariente later attended the George Washington University Law School, receiving her Juris Doctor in 1973, graduating fifth in her class, and was elected a member of the Order of the Coif.

Career

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