He's an FIU grad, class of 2008. Before that he went to U.F. He's been in the Air Force and in JAG. An AUSA. And a judge. Congrats to Mr. Reding Quinones. For those that know him, please let us know your thoughts in the comments.It is my honor to nominate Judge Jason Reding Quiñones as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
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A former Federal prosecutor and Justice Department National Security Official, Judge Reding Quiñones currently serves as a highly respected State Trial…
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Sunday, February 16, 2025
Judge Jason Reding Quiñones nominated to be U.S. Attorney in the SDFLA
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Well, I guess Hayden was nothing more than a lame duck appointment.
I worked with Jason at the USAO. He will be making serious changes. That office needs to be overhauled.
He needs to makes cases … and select great lawyers. office has not made a big case in ten years. Loosing badly to SDNY and Brooklyn. No longer a premier.
"Loosing badly"?? It's not a competition lol
First good bit of news we've had in weeks. Jason's a dedicated public servant and an all-around great guy. Makes me wonder how he was on Trump's radar to begin with...
Trump runs the doj. Unelected partisan hack lawyers are dangerous. Fanni and jack to start.
Married twice. Changed his name. Allegations of same sex encounters from many.
If you mean Fani Willis, she’s elected. Sounds like you just think anyone who challenges Trump’s illegal actions is a “partisan hack.”
You are a real degenerate if you are going to smear his name from behind an anonymous account. Get this trash out of here.
That's a pretty crappy take for hiding behind your keyboard.
Sam-sex encounters!!!??? Sweet oogely-boogely!! *clutches pearls* I guess we should just glad you didn't use the F-word?? Lord knows a sissy like that couldn't lead a prosecutors office.
@7:29 - but there's no "smear" here. While I agree the comment was trash, that you think there is is part of the problem. Also, 7:29 is too early for this blog lol
This is the strangest comment.
Married twice: so what?
Changed his name: He added Quinones. Nothing earth shattering here.
Same sex encounters: Assuming it's true, who cares? Doesn't affect his ability to be a leader in the office.
Hey, DOM - maybe this wasn't the one to click "approve" on??
Geez. What a bunch of stupid comments. Well, I haven’t met the Judge, but I’m happy to if he wants to attend our FACDL lunch this Friday. Hey Judge, if you’re reading this, you’re invited.
Jason was a top-notch prosecutor AND Civil Division AUSA. I believe his reserve assignments for the Air Force entailed supervising junior JAG attorneys. Seems like it will be a good fit.
I recently litigated a contentious matter before him and he acted like a perfect gentleman. I only have praise for him
Who are the contenders for MDFL and NDFL?
I heard yesterday he’s a superstar and he wants to put Southern dish FLORIDA # back on the map and make the biggest cases in the country and restore morale
I had an extended domestic violence evidentiary hearing before Judge Reding Quinones. He was excellent in every respect -- patient, fully-informed, decisive, justice-minded and attentive, displaying precisely the demeanor one wishes from a judge -- all during a fraught, complex and emotionally charged proceeding. After the hearing, he took time to meet with the junior lawyers I had working with me and share insights and advice with real interest and good humor.
Why was he in Civil?
If anyone can do that (restore morale that is--something that's desperately over needed at 99 these days), it's Jason. Well-liked by all his colleagues, who were super sad to see him leave last year for the bench.
You say it like it's a bad thing.... Because he became a new father and wanted better work-life balance?
Funny you can read tone into a simple question. Glad I’m not you. Definitely must suck to be such a narcissist.
Oh sure - there wasn't a hint of "is he another H Ron?" or "must have been a punishment." I just made all that up. 🙄 Also, not sure you know what a narcissist is.
Said the narcissist.
And, I’m not sure who H Ron is or why it matters why someone else went to Civil. Was just wondering why he went there considering the top job is seen publicly as a criminal job. Didn’t know I would end up igniting a pile of garbage.
The US Attorney also over sees the office's large Civil Division, actually. He's not just a "prosecutor" and neither are all AUSAs. The other commenters here will know who H Ron is. Have a great day! :)
It's interesting how different people can be from paper to reality. Was never known as a true ball of fire by any of his co-workers. Close to being put on a personal Improvement plan while with DOJ. Took full advantage of being on a DEI Committee with DOJ and hyphenated his name, to be more of a minority candidate, after passing most of his life. It's truly amazing how the tables can turn.
Heard he went to civil so as not to lose his job.
EVERY ONE knows who H Ron is. Civil has a lot of sympathy spots, apparently. When you can't cut it in criminal, but the boss has sympathy for you, you get relegated to civil, and collect six figures for the next 20 years.
Jay Weaver’s article in today’s Miami Herald about this guy has some revelations that are disturbing to say the least.
Strange comment given there's only one former prosecutor in civil at the moment. The rest of us have zero interest (or experience) in criminal law; we go straight there from clerkships or private practice (or both) and happily stay.
More like: to say the most. It also has major revelations like how the "civil division, which deals mostly with non-criminal prosecutions." No, Jay, we only deal with non-criminal prosecutions. That's why it's called the CIVIL division. Brilliant reporting.
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