DeSantis appoints anti-LGBTQ+ Liberty Counsel lawyer to fill a vacancy on the appellate court in Lakeland

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Roger Gannam of Apopka to serve as a judge on the Sixth District Court of Appeal in Lakeland. He fills the vacancy created by DeSantis’ selection of former Chief Judge Meredith Sasso to a place on the Florida Supreme Court. 

Gannam has served since 2016 as assistant vice president of Legal Affairs for Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit that engages in litigation to promote evangelical Christian values. He previously worked as a Partner with the Lindell & Farson law firm.

Gannam earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida and a law degree from the University of Florida.

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