TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Juan Fernandez-Barquin as the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County.

Fernandez-Barquin is the President of Juan A. Fernandez-Barquin, P.A. and is a Representative in the Florida House of Representatives serving District 118 since 2018. He previously served as the assistant public defender for the 15^th Judicial Circuit and was an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College. Fernandez-Barquin is the Chair of the Hearing and Speech Center of Florida and a board member of the Jackson Hospital Public Health Trust. Fernandez-Barquin earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida International University and his juris doctor from American University.

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