Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Javier Enríquez, general counsel at the Department of Children & Families in Tallahassee, to fill an open seat on the Miami-Dade County Court bench.

Enríquez, who has only practiced law for seven years before he will don the black robe, said his selection is a victory for young attorneys and the community he has called home for most of his life, which allowed him to grow and raise a family.