Meredith L. Sasso (born 1982 or 1983) is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the

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since May 2023. She was previously the chief judge on the

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Biography

Sasso is a

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born and raised in

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. She graduated from

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in 2001 and earned a bachelor's degree from the

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in 2005. Sasso received a

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from the

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in 2008. She worked as a lawyer in private practice working in large loss general liability and other topics. She was a guardian ad litem for abused or neglected children. Sasso was the chief deputy general counsel for Florida governor

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. Sasso is a member of the American Enterprise Institute's Leadership Network and the Federalist Society.

Judicial service

In January 2019, Sasso was appointed by Governor

to serve as a judge on the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. In January 2023, she was recommissioned to the

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. In May 2023, Ron DeSantis appointed Sasso to the

, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Ricky Polston.

Personal life

Sasso is married to Michael Sasso, a lawyer who was appointed by Ron DeSantis to the board of supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in 2023. She has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasso, Meredith Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American women judges 21st-century American judges 21st-century American women lawyers American judges of Cuban descent Florida lawyers Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni Hispanic and Latino American judges Hispanic and Latino American lawyers Judges of the Florida District Courts of Appeal Justices of the Florida Supreme Court People from Tallahassee, Florida University of Florida alumni Women in Florida politics