 The Gavel is Passed to Charles T. Canady
Justice Charles T. Canady officially became Chief Justice Canady on Thursday, July 1, 2010. In an informal Passing-of-the-Gavel ceremony that took place June 30 in the Supreme Court Rotunda, Chief Justice Canady took the final step toward his two-year service, becoming the 54th Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Chief Justice Canady's wife and daughters attended the ceremony, along with fellow justices and Court staff.
Chief Justice Canady received his J.D. from the Yale Law School in 1979. He practiced law privately through 1984 when he began serving three terms with the Florida House of Representatives, only to be followed by four terms in the United States House of Representatives. Upon leaving Congress, he became general counsel to Governor Jeb Bush, and was appointed by Governor Bush to the Second District Court of Appeal in 2002.
On August 28, 2008, Justice Canady was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Governor Charlie Crist and took office on September 8, 2008.
Go to the Florida Supreme Court web site to read Justice Canady's entire biography.
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