Carlos Eduardo Mendoza (born February 18, 1970) is a

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of the

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and former

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circuit court judge.

Biography

Mendoza enlisted in the

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after graduation from high school and participated in combat operations during

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and

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. He received an

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degree in 1991 from

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. He received a

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degree, magna cum laude, in 1993 from

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. He received a

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in 1997 from the

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. He began his legal career by serving as a

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in the

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of the

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from 1997 to 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he was an Assistant State Attorney in the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. From 2008 to 2011, he served as an Assistant City Attorney for

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. From 2011 to 2014, he served as a Circuit Court Judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Federal judicial service

On February 6, 2014, President

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nominated Mendoza to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who assumed senior status on June 3, 2013. He received a hearing before the

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on April 1, 2014. On May 8, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by

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. On June 19, 2014,

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filed a motion to invoke

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on the nomination. On June 23, 2014, the

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invoked

on his nomination by a 53–31 vote. On June 24, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on June 27, 2014.

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Biography

Federal judicial service

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