Gov. Ron DeSantis May 23 appointed Sixth District Court of Appeal Chief Judge Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court. “The judiciary plays a critical and unique role in our constitutional government, and I am resolutely committed to upholding the rule of law for as long as I am privileged to serve,” said Sasso, pictured here with her children and Gov. DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Chief Judge Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court.

“I am incredibly honored that Gov. Ron DeSantis is entrusting me with this position,” said Sasso, currently the chief judge at the Sixth District Court of Appeal headquartered in Lakeland. “The judiciary plays a critical and unique role in our constitutional government, and I am resolutely committed to upholding the rule of law for as long as I am privileged to serve.”