The evolution of Miami-born jurist Robert J. Luck has been notably swift. After joining the Florida Bar in September 2006, Luck rose to the Miami-Dade Circuit bench within seven years. Now at 39, he’s taken a seat on the state’s highest court.

Luck served as a law clerk for Judge Edward Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, who later took him on as a staff attorney — an unusual move for a federal judge. He also worked for Big Law in Greenberg Traurig’s appellate section before serving as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida between 2008 and 2013 — one of his longest stints.