Sen. Rick Scott’s Former Counsel Named To Florida Supreme Court

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis elevated a former lawyer and adviser for US Sen. Rick Scott to the state Supreme Court Tuesday.

Meredith Sasso, a member of the state’s chapter of the conservative Federalist Society, served as chief deputy general counsel for Scott (R) when he was governor. Scott appointed her to a state appellate court in 2019.

DeSantis (R) Tuesday touted the diversity his picks have brought to the court. Now the Florida Supreme Court will have three sitting women justices for the first time. Sasso is also DeSantis’s fourth Hispanic judicial nomination to …