Full Name:
Ricky Polston
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Deborah; 10 Children
Birth Place:
Dothan, AL
Home City:
Graceville, FL
JD, Florida State University, 1986
BS, Florida State University, 1977
AA, Chipola Junior College, 1975
No political experience information on file.
Member, Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee, 2003-2006
Adjunct Law Professor, Florida State University, 2003-present
Justice, Florida State Supreme Court, 2008-2012, 2014-2023
Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 2012-2014
Judge, First District Court of Appeal, 2001-2008
Appointed, Justice, Florida Supreme Court, October 2008
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, present
Member, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, present
Member, Order of Coif, present
Member, Tallahassee Bar Association, present
Alumni, Tallahassee Inn of Court, present
Member, The Florida Bar, present
Former Elder/Decon/Chair of Deacons, Church
Former Treasurer, Tallahassee Inn of Court
Treasurer, Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges, 2006-2008
Member, Beta Alpha Psi Honorary Accounting Society, 1977
Awards:
Florida State University Most Outstanding Accounting Student, 1977;
Beta Alpha Psi Honorary Accounting Society, 1977;
Florida State University College of Law, Law Review 1985-86