Maritza Estevez-Pazos earned her B.A. in Political Science from Florida International University in 1999 where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, and her J.D. from University of Miami School of Law in May 2003 where she graduated Cum Laude. While in law school, Ms. Estevez-Pazos served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Federal Magistrate Stephen T. Brown of The Southern District of Florida, and also interned at the United States Attorney’s Office, Major Crimes Division in Miami. Ms. Estevez-Pazos was on the Editorial Board of the University of Miami Psychology Public Policy Law Review.