Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the U.S. and the Sunshine State flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday at the Miami-Dade Courthouse and Miami City Hall, along with the State Capitol in Tallahassee.

DeSantis said the order is a mark of respect for former Third District Court of Appeal and Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mario P. Goderich, a pioneering Cuban American jurist who died at age 89.

Miami-Dade County Courthouse. (Credit: Raychel Lean/ALM) Miami-Dade County Courthouse. (Credit: Raychel Lean/ALM)