presided over the trial of Charles McArthur Emmanuel, son of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, for torture. In September 2006, Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was accused of encouraging the abduction and enslavement of thousands of boys for use as jockeys in camel racing. A class action suit was filed in the state of Florida in the United States. In July 2007, Altonaga granted a motion to dismiss the suit because none of the involved parties resided in the United States. In 2012, Altonaga disqualified the entire firm of Morgan & Morgan PA from a class action suit for "deplorable behavior" including insisting on holding depositions in a Dunkin' Donuts, appearing at depositions dressed in t-shirt and shorts, bragging about playing Angry Birds during depositions, and drawing then showing off "pictures of male genitalia" during depositions. On December 5, 2016, Altonaga rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s $450,000 penalty against the City of Miami’s budget director for deceiving municipal bond investors, instead fining Michael Boudreaux $15,000. In 2021, Altonaga was assigned to preside over the multidistrict litigation against stock trading company Robinhood, sued by its clients for suspending trading of GameStop stock during a national spike in the value of that stock. Supreme Court speculation In July 2005, following the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Altonaga's name was raised as a potential George W. Bush Supreme Court candidate, a position for which she was promoted by Florida's Hispanic community. However, it constitutes an extremely rare occurrence for a sitting District Court judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court, with the most recent occurrence being Edward Terry Sanford in 1923. At 43, Altonaga was younger than most other Hispanics or women who were being mentioned as possible nominees, which might have made her a more attractive choice to the President. President Bush went through several other nominees, and ultimately succeeded in nominating Judge Samuel Alito for the position. Personal life Altonaga married attorney George Mencio in 1986, with whom she had three daughters. See also George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Florida List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States References External links Florida International University Magazine article on Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga South Florida group makes case for Hispanic Supreme Court justice Judge rules pumping polluted water into lake