The Honorable Carlos G. Muñiz

Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida

Justice Carlos G. Muñiz was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22, 2019.  He served two terms as the 57th Chief Justice of Florida between 2022 and 2026.  Previously, he served as general counsel for the United States Department of Education.

Justice Muñiz has wide-ranging legal and policy experience from his years as an attorney and consultant in private practice. He served for three years as the deputy attorney general and chief of staff to Florida’s Attorney General. During this time, he worked with state attorneys general throughout the country and developed substantial experience in multistate enforcement actions, consumer protection issues, government investigations, and disputes between the states and the federal government. He also held various other positions of responsibility throughout Florida state government.

Justice Muñiz is a graduate of the University of Virginia and of Yale Law School. Upon receipt of his law degree, he clerked for Judge José A. Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Judge Thomas A. Flannery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.