US EditionFlorida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady to retire, giving DeSantis another appointment
Canady, Florida Supreme Court’s longest-serving justice, will lead UF’s Hamilton School starting 2026, creating a vacancy for Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill.
- In a Nov. 17 statement, Canady announced he will leave the Florida Supreme Court to lead UF’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, calling service on the court a 'great privilege.'
- Having long considered academia, Canady will begin his new role in 2026, fulfilling a long-held interest he set aside after law school and moving to public service as director and tenured professor at the Hamilton School.
- Canady, appointed in 2008 by Gov. Charlie Crist, is the court’s longest‑serving current justice and served multiple Florida House terms, four U.S. House terms, and three chief justice stints.
- Canady’s exit gives Gov. Ron DeSantis the chance to appoint a new justice, with the judicial qualifying commission providing a replacement nominee list for the governor’s choice.
- In recent years critics urged Canady’s recusal in cases tied to his wife’s legislation, while the Hamilton School emphasizes Western and American foundations with a conservative curriculum shift.
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Jacksonville TodayCanady leaving Florida Supreme Court for University of Florida post
The longest-serving current member of the Florida Supreme Court, Justice Charles Canady, is leaving the bench to join the University of Florida as director of the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education.
Justice Charles Canady Resigning Florida Supreme Court Seta for UF Civics Post
The longest-serving current member of the Florida Supreme Court, Justice Charles Canady, is leaving the bench to join the University of Florida as director of the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. Canady — whose wife, state Rep. Jennifer Canady, is in line to become state House speaker in 2028 — announced his departure Monday, calling it a “great privilege to serve the people of Florida as a justice” for the past 17 years. The p…
Justice Charles Canady stepping down; DeSantis gets another Supreme Court appointee
The Florida Supreme Court building. (Photo by Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix)Charles Canady, the longest serving justice on the Florida Supreme Court, announced Monday that he’s resigning his position to take a job at the University of Florida. The resignation ensures that six of the seven justices will have been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has longed touted his remake of the state’s highest court. The resignation comes before Canady, 7…
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