Barbara Pariente

Barbara Joan Pariente (born December 24, 1948) is an attorney and jurist from Florida. She was chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from July 1, 2004, until June 30, 2006. Pariente is the second woman to hold the position of chief justice and has served on the court since 1997. From 1993 to 1997 she was a judge on Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal. Pariente was born in New York City in 1948. She attended public schools in New York and New Jersey before attending Boston University. She graduated from Boston University with Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with the highest honors. Pariente later attended The George Washington University Law School, receiving her law degree in 1973, graduating fifth in her class, and...