- Charles T. Canady
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Charles T. Canady Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida Incumbent Assumed office
July 1, 2010Preceded by Peggy A. Quince Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida In office
2008 – June 30, 2010Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 12th districtIn office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001Preceded by Tom Lewis Succeeded by Adam Putnam Personal details Born June 22, 1954
Lakeland, FloridaNationality American Political party Republican Website Official Site Charles Terrance Canady (born June 22, 1954) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida[1] and has been a Justice on the court since taking his seat in 2008. He was a judge on the Florida Second District Court of Appeal from 2002 to 2008 and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001.
Biography
Born in Lakeland, Florida, Canady graduated with a B.A. from Haverford College in 1976 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1979. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began his practice in Lakeland. In 1983, he was hired as the legal counsel for the Central Florida Regional Planning Commission. From 1984 to 1990, Canady served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, initially elected as a conservative Democrat, he switched parties after his 1986 re-election. The move created much hard feelings as it happened almost immediately after he accepted Democratic money for his re-election campaign. He ran for the Florida State Senate in 1990, but was unsuccessful.
In 1992, Canady made a successful bid for the U.S. House of Representatives, narrowly defeating his Democratic opponent Tom Mims. In Congress, Canady was credited for coining the term "partial-birth abortion" while developing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995.[2][3] According to Keri Folmar, the lawyer responsible for the bill's language, the term was developed in early 1995 in a meeting among herself, Canady and National Right to Life Committee lobbyist Douglas Johnson.[4] Canady could not find this particular abortion practice named in any medical textbook and therefore he and his aides named it.[5] He was one of the managers appointed to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton. He did not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2000, keeping a term limits pledge he made in 1992.
After leaving Congress, Canady served as general counsel for Florida Governor Jeb Bush before he was appointed a judge on the Second Florida District Court of Appeal in 2002, taking seat in November of that year. On August 27, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist appointed Canady to the Supreme Court of Florida to replace Justice Raoul Cantero, who was returning to private practice. He became the 82nd Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court on September 6, 2008.[6]
References
- ^ "Chronology of the Chief Justices of Florida". The Office of Public Information, State of Florida. 2010-06-30. http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/old_justices_stuff/Former/chiefjustices.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ Gordon, Alex. "The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003". Harvard Journal on Legislation. Volume 41, Number 2, Summer 2004. (see footnote 15)
- ^ H.R.1833. To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
- ^ Gorney, Cynthia. Gambling With Abortion. Harper's Magazine, November 2004.
- ^ Simon, Adam. "Elite Discourse, Programming and Survey Response in the Partial Birth Abortion Debate" (March 2003).
- ^ "Justice Charles Canady: Starting a New Career" The Ledger, September 7, 2008.
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United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Tom LewisMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 12th congressional district
1993–2001Succeeded by
Adam PutnamLegal offices Preceded by
Raoul G. Cantero, IIIJustice of the Supreme Court of Florida
2008–2010Succeeded by
IncumbentPreceded by
Peggy A. QuinceChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
2010–presentSucceeded by
IncumbentU.S. Senators State government - Rick Scott, Governor
- Jennifer Carroll, Lieutenant Governor
- Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer
- Pam Bondi, Attorney General
- Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture
Senate - Mike Haridopolos, President
- Andy Gardiner, Majority Leader
- Nan Rich, Minority Leader
House - Dean Cannon, Speaker
- Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Majority Leader
- Ronald Saunders, Minority Leader
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