Ricky Polston was a judge of the Florida Supreme Court. He assumed office on October 2, 2008. He left office on March 31, 2023. Polston ran for re-election for judge of the Florida Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022. Polston was appointed to the court by Gov. Charlie Crist on Oct. 1, 2008, to replace retiring Justice Kenneth Bell. He was retained by voters in 2010 and 2016. Polston retired from the court on March 31, 2023. Polston served as the chief justice of the court from 2012 to 2014. Prior to his appointment to the state supreme court, Polston served as a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal and worked as an adjunct law professor at Florida State University.
