Ricky L. Polston (born November 24, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 2008 to 2023.

He received an Associate of Arts from Chipola College in 1975, and a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from Florida State University in 1977.

In 1986, he received his Juris Doctor with high honors from the Florida State University College of Law.

[citation needed] Governor Charlie Crist appointed Polston to the Florida Supreme Court on October 1, 2008 to replace Kenneth B.

Polston, who served a two-year term in the office, is the first Florida State Law alumni to be selected as chief justice.