[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICE CHARLES T. CANADY AS CHIEF JUSTICE 
                      TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Sunday, March 21, 2010

  Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a former 
member of this body, Representative Charles T. Canady on the occasion 
of his appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State 
of Florida, marking a distinguished career in judicial and public 
service.
  Justice Canady's steadfast commitment toward upholding the laws and 
principles on which our nation was founded will serve the people of the 
State of Florida well through his appointment as Chief Justice to the 
Florida Supreme Court.
  During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Justice 
Canady served this nation and the people of the 12th Congressional 
District, which I now represent, with honor and distinction. He began 
his public service career as a member of Florida House of 
Representatives from 1984 to 1990. In 1992, Justice Canady was elected 
to the 103rd Congress and served four terms in the United States House 
of Representatives from January 1993 to January 2001.
  Throughout his tenure in Congress, Justice Canady was an active 
member of the House Judiciary Committee. For three terms from January 
1995 to January 2001, former Rep. Canady was the Chairman of the House 
Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. In this capacity, his 
efforts toward protecting and defending the laws of our nation made a 
lasting mark not only on this body, but on the American people for whom 
we are called to serve.
  Justice Canady kept his term limits pledge, and did not seek 
reelection to a fifth term in 2000. After leaving Congress, Justice 
Canady returned to the practice of law, acting as Legal Counsel to 
Florida Governor Jeb Bush. In 2002, Governor Bush appointed him to 
Florida's Second District Court of Appeals. On August 27, 2008, 
Governor Charlie Crist nominated Justice Canady to the Florida Supreme 
Court. His nomination was confirmed and Justice Canady took his seat as 
the 82nd Associate Justice to the Florida Supreme Court on September 8, 
2008, and was sworn in through a formal investiture on December 3, 
2008.
  He began his distinguished career in judicial and public service upon 
earning a bachelor's degree from Haverford College and a juris 
doctorate degree from Yale Law School. Former Congressman Charles T. 
Canady is a resident of Lakeland, Florida, and is married to wife 
Jennifer and has two daughters, Julia and Anna. Charles T. Canady is 
the son of Charles and Delores Canady.
  On behalf of the 12th Congressional District, it is honor to pay 
tribute to Justice Canady, as a former member of this body and one who 
has served his State and nation with honor and distinction, upon this 
appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of 
Florida.

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