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# Charles T. Canady

Supreme Court of Florida · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Florida
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Florida, 2008-present
- Florida Supreme Court since 2008, including three terms as Chief Justice, and is widely respected for his thoughtful jurisprudence and steady leadership.
- Charles Terrance Canady is an American attorney and judge who held the role of a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from 2008 to 2025
- He previously served as Chief Justice from 2010 to 2012 and from 2018 to 2022

### Education

- Yale Law School — J.D.
- Haverford College — B.A.

### Additional information

- Judge, 2009-2009
- Practitioner, 2001-2001
- legis, 2001-2001
- Born June 22, 1954.
- Date of birth: 1954-06-22
- Lakeland Senior High School
- Birth place: Lakeland

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media and still photography

Scope: statewide

Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration.

Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed

[Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4029/charles-t-canady/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4029/charles-t-canady/)
- [Supreme Court of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4029/charles-t-canady/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4029/charles-t-canady/)
- [Charles T. Canady - UF Hamilton School UF – Hamilton School](https://hamilton.ufl.edu/people/charles-t-canady)
- [Wikidata: Charles T. Canady](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q383838)

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