Ron DeSantis appoints Judge Meredith Sasso to Florida Supreme Court

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-continues-shifting-florida-supreme-165818445.html

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to reshape the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday with the appointment of Judge Meredith Sasso to replace Justice Ricky Polston, who resigned in March.

The appointment means that five of the Supreme Court's seven sitting justices are DeSantis appointees, which has allowed the governor to steer the court firmly to the right.

DeSantis in 2019 replaced three liberal-leaning justices with conservatives, swinging the balance of the court, which for years had stood as an obstacle to some of the conservative policies pushed by Republicans who controlled the Legislature and governor's mansion.

Sasso appears likely to continue pushing the court rightward. She is a member of the Federalist Society, which has helped shape some of the nation's most prominent conservative judges. All of DeSantis' Supreme Court appointees have been Federalist Society members.

DeSantis said Sasso's "fidelity to the Constitution will help preserve freedom in our state for generations to come," adding that she "understands the importance of our constitutional system and the rule of law."