On May 23, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Justice Meredith L. Sasso to be the 93rd justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Justice Sasso was raised in Tallahassee. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 2005 and her law degree from the University of Florida in 2008, where she was a member of the Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board. She began her career in private practice, representing clients in large loss general liability, auto negligence, and complex commercial claims in state and federal courts at trial and on appeal. She also served as guardian ad litem, representing abused or neglected children.
In August 2016, Justice Sasso joined the Office of the General Counsel to Governor Rick Scott, serving as Chief Deputy General Counsel. In this role, she represented the Governor in litigation before the Florida Supreme Court, the First District Court of Appeal, and state and federal trial courts, among other duties. In January 2019, Governor Rick Scott appointed her to the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Governor Ron DeSantis recommissioned her to the newly created Sixth District Court of Appeal on January 1, 2023, where she was elected by her colleagues to serve as its first Chief Judge.
She is an appointed member of the Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee. She is also a member of the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network and the Federalist Society.
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Florida's Supremes: The Women of Florida's Supreme Court
Miami Student Chapter
University of Miami School of Law1311 Miller Drive, Alma Jennings Student Lounge
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Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
Gaylord Palms Resort6000 W Osceola Pkwy
Kissimmee, FL 34746
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The Biltmore1200 ANASTASIA AVENUE
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Judicial Reasoning, Roles, and Rationales: A View from all of Florida’s Courts
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University Club of Orlando150 E Central Blvd
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Keynote Remarks
Second Annual Florida Young Lawyers Summit
University Club of Tampa201 N Franklin St #3800
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Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
The panel will discuss how these decisions are transforming the admissions process in higher education...
Panel III: Race in Admissions: How SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC are Changing Higher Education and the Legal Profession
2024 Florida Chapters Conference
The panel will discuss how these decisions are transforming the admissions process in higher education...
Keynote Remarks
Second Annual Florida Young Lawyers Summit
Featuring: Hon. Rick Scott, United States Senator, Florida Moderator: Hon. Meredith Sasso, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
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Eighth Annual Florida Chapters Conference
The first panel of the Federalist Society's Eighth Annual Florida Chapters Conference featured an impressive...
Panel One: Redistricting in Florida: 2010s vs. 2020s
Eighth Annual Florida Chapters Conference
The first panel of the Federalist Society's Eighth Annual Florida Chapters Conference featured an impressive...