Matthew Hernandez was born and raised in Miami, Florida, with family roots in Havana, Cuba. He graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Miami in May 2022. While completing his undergraduate studies, he also minored in Entrepreneurship, gaining experience in business plan development and small business management.

Matthew is currently a rising, third-year law student at the University of Miami School of Law and is set to graduate in spring 2026.

In the summer of 2024, he completed a federal judicial internship with the Honorable Judge Adalberto Jordan at the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. During his time there, he gained hands-on experience in federal appellate litigation and contributed to matters involving a range of legal issues, including contract disputes.