New director named to Hamilton School

Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady has been named the next director of the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
 
Justice Canady was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Charlie Crist on Aug. 28, 2008, and took office on Sept. 8, 2008. He served as Florida's 54th Chief Justice from July 2010 through June 2012. He was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chief Justice for a second time starting July 1, 2018, and a third time starting July 1, 2020.
 
A native of Lakeland, Florida, Canady graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Haverford College in 1976 and earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1979.
 
He practiced law with the firm of Holland and Knight in Lakeland from 1979 through 1982, and practiced with the firm of Lane, Trohn, et al., from 1983 through 1992.
 
From November 1984 to November 1990, Justice Canady served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, and from January 1993 to January 2001, he served four terms in the United States House of Representatives.  Throughout his service in Congress, Justice Canady was a member of the House Judiciary Committee.  For three terms, from January 1995 to January 2001, Justice Canady was the Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution.
 
Upon leaving Congress, Justice Canady became General Counsel to Gov. Jeb Bush.  He was appointed by Gov. Bush to the Second District Court of Appeal for a term beginning Nov. 20, 2002.