(and) deservedly so
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(and) deservedly so(and) deservedly soDESERVEused to say that you agree that something is right and deserved She is widely respected in the music world, and deservedly so. → deservedlyExamples from the Corpus(and) deservedly so• It received universally ecstatic reviews, and deservedly so.• Nandina is long favored, and deservedly so.• The move up to verse can be ineffective, deservedly so.• The next day, the press criticism was withering, deservedly so.