Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be able to appoint another conservative voice to the state’s highest court, just as he’s preparing for a likely presidential run and the justices are getting ready to consider whether a privacy clause in the state’s constitution protects abortion rights.
Justice Ricky Polston said Monday that he was retiring, effective March 31. His brief letter to DeSantis didn’t give a reason for stepping down.
He was appointed to the court in 2008 by then-Gov. Charlie Crist, who was a Republican at the time. Desantis’ seventh pick to the court will ...
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