Raoul G. Cantero, III

Raoul G. Cantero, III
Born 1 August 1960
Madrid, Spain
Alma mater Florida State University
Harvard University
Spouse(s) Ana Maria Perdomo

Raoul G. Cantero, III (born Raoul Roberto Garcia-Cantero y Batista on 1 August 1960) is a Florida lawyer and a former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

Career

Born in Madrid, Spain, Cantero graduated from Florida State University as an undergraduate and from Harvard University's law school and a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to his appointment to the Florida Supreme Court, he was a shareholder in the Miami firm of Adorno & Yoss.

On July 10, 2002, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Cantero to the Florida Supreme Court. Cantero had not previously served as a judge, although he had extensive experience as an appellate attorney.

During the George W. Bush presidency he was mentioned as a potential Supreme Court nominee.[1]

On April 11, 2008, Cantero announced he would resign from the Florida Supreme Court, due to his family's desire to return to Miami, their hometown. His last day on the court was September 6, 2008. He had announced his intention to thereafter join leading international law firm White & Case LLP as a partner in the Miami office and head of the Miami Appellate Practice group.

Family

His father is Raoul Garcia-Cantero y Parajon (born 1935) and his mother is Elisa Aleida Batista y Godinez (born 1933). He married Ana Maria Perdomo (born 1963) on June 17, 1983 and they have three children. He attended the Sisters of St. Joseph run St. Theresa School in Coral Gables, Florida and later graduated high School from the Marist-Brothers-run Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida) in Miami. His maternal grandfather was former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Major B. Harding
Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
20022008
Succeeded by
Charles Canady


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