In an unexpected twist of fate, Clavicular, a controversial ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer, found himself overshadowed by the dashing judge Marcus Bach Armas during his sentencing in Florida last week.
The 20-year-old influencer, known for advising young men on enhancing their physical appeal, agreed to a plea deal on May 15. He faced allegations of shooting at an alligator in Florida, an incident that captured significant public attention.
Clavicular, legally known as Braden Peters, entered a no-contest plea to misdemeanor charges after he was caught on camera firing at a gator in the Florida Everglades. However, it was Bach Armas who captured everyone’s gaze in the courtroom.
Social media platforms like X and Instagram buzzed with admiration for Bach Armas’s striking appearance, quickly propelling him to viral fame and making him an unexpected internet sensation.
This raises the question: who is this ‘hot’ judge who managed to steal the spotlight from Clavicular?
Marcus Bach Armas is a 42-year-old married man and father of two, living with his family in Miami, Florida.
Born and raised in Miami-Dade, the acclaimed litigator is of Jewish and Cuban heritage.
His mother’s family fled communist Cuba, and his paternal grandparents escaped Nazi Germany.
Judge Marcus Bach Armas went viral for ‘upstaging’ influencer Clavicular at his sentencing
Controversial ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular accepted a plea deal in Miami-Dade County on Friday
Bach Armas wed fellow lawyer Lara Marisa Bach in July 2012 and the couple share two daughters.
His wife currently serves as the Lead global litigation counsel for multibillion dollar company TelevisaUnivision.
For the past three years, Bach Armas has been a county court judge with the 11th judicial circuit in and for Miami-Dade County’s criminal division.
Previously, he served as a legal and government affairs executive with the Miami Dolphins & Hard Rock Stadium, advising senior executives on transformative sports and entertainment ventures.
On LinkedIn, Bach Armas describes himself as experienced in ‘all areas of transactional and litigation matters,’ including corporate governance and intellectual property.
He is also skilled in risk management, employment, operations, commercial agreements, regulatory issues, consumer and commercial disputes.
Beyond his legal career, Bach Armas was last year awarded the 2025 City Year of Mentorship Award for his mentoring efforts in Miami.
In fact, Bach Armas has been a key figure in the Miami community for years.
Judge Bach Armas proudly serves his Miami community and has helped fund underprivileged schools in the district
He is married to a lawyer named Laura Bueso Bach, and together the couple share two children
According to Miami based strategic advisor Saif Ishoof, he played a significant role in brokering million-dollar charity donations to underfunded schools.
‘Judge Marcus is the man on and off the bench,’ Ishoof wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘We became friends years ago when I was running City Year Miami and he was one of the leaders at the Miami Dolphins.
‘Not only did he get the Dolphins to invest over $1 million in underserved schools, he personally got involved in any and every way and donated relentlessly with his own dollars and time.’
In 2021, Bach Armas was among hundreds of Floridians who joined the cycling community group Break the Cycle.
Speaking to WSVN at the time, Bach Armas said: ‘Look at our community. It’s not Black, white, Cuban. It’s all of it.
‘It’s all of us together trying to do something to lift up the community as a whole.’
Bach Armas also prides himself in having worked with Miamians from ‘all walks of life.’
Before working for the judicial circut court, Judge Bach Armas worked as a legal and government affairs executive with the Miami Dolphins & Hard Rock Stadium
Last year he was awarded the 2025 City Year of Mentorship Award for his mentoring efforts
On his website, he states he hopes to ‘bring a fresh, compassionate and community-oriented approach to the bench that is respectful and understanding of the needs of litigants and their counsel.’
Bach Armas sentenced the influencer to 20 hours of community service and six months of probation on Friday, according to NBC Miami.
Peters was banned from streaming or monetizing his service hours.
Bach Armas also required Peters to take Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission firearm safety and wildlife protection courses.
According to documents from the Miami-Dade State’s Attorney’s Office obtained by the Daily Mail, Peters was charged for ‘unlawfully and knowingly [discharging] a firearm in a public place’ on April 29.
In a controversial video posted last month, Peters was captured pointing a handgun into swampy waters from an airboat at the Francis S. Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area.
Peters appeared to fire more than a dozen gunshots toward a helpless alligator lying motionless in the water.
