Hon. Melissa D. Souto

Melissa Souto is a judge of the Eighteenth Circuit Court in Seminole County, Florida, appointed by Governor Rick Scott on October 2, 2015. Prior to her judicial appointment, she served as general counsel for the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, worked as an attorney at the Law Office of Sherman and Souto, and served as an assistant state attorney in 2001. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law.