Charles Canady

Charles Canady
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
In office
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2022
Preceded byJorge Labarga
Succeeded byCarlos G. Muñiz
In office
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2012
Preceded byPeggy Quince
Succeeded byRicky Polston
Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Assumed office
September 6, 2008
Appointed byCharlie Crist
Preceded byRaoul Cantero
Judge of the Florida Second District Court of Appeal
In office
November 20, 2002 – September 6, 2008
Appointed byJeb Bush
Preceded byOliver Green
Succeeded byMarva Crenshaw
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 12th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byAndy Ireland (Redistricting)
Succeeded byAdam Putnam
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
November 6, 1984 – November 6, 1990
Preceded byGene Ready
Succeeded byJoe Viscusi
Personal details
Born
Charles Terrance Canady

(1954-06-22) June 22, 1954 (age 70)
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1989)
Republican (1989–present)
SpouseJennifer Canady
EducationHaverford College (BA)
Yale University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Charles Terrance Canady (born June 22, 1954) is an American attorney and judge serving on the Supreme Court of Florida since 2008. He previously served as Chief Justice from 2010 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2022.[1]

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, Canady was a judge on Florida's Second District Court of Appeal from 2002 to 2008, and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001.

  1. ^ "Chronology of the Chief Justices of Florida" (PDF). The Office of Public Information, State of Florida. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.