My job is to follow the law, not to make up the law that has been promulgated by the people or the people's representatives. — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
I certainly would not vote against a particular judge already in office because of a decision in a case. You may not agree with… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
It does violence to the English language to assert that a president who has violated a duty entrusted to him by the Constitution is… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
I love being a judge, and I anticipate being a judge for the rest of my life. — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
The construction of a courthouse is a long-term investment in a building where important public business is done. But that does not justify extravagant… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
The law seemed to be always what I came back to. I have never, one day in my life as a lawyer, regretted my… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
Americans deserve to have their religious beliefs and practices protected. Religious freedom is too important to be trampled by insensitive bureaucracy or bad policy. — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
I have had to make a decision I may not agree with, but I am required to follow the letter of the law. It… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
The president, it seems to me, stands out as the one person in our system who is in a unique position where the checks… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has in place a legal structure which protects abortion rights in this country, and something has got to be done to… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
Some of my colleagues I have the most differences with in decisions are ones with whom I have a very friendly relationship. You have… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
I really can't imagine how anyone could, in good conscience, oppose the proposition that the states should be able to deny the status of… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
I will never forget that it is the people who speak directly through the constitution they have adopted. — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
For those of you who pray, I ask that you pray that I will always judge with wisdom and integrity as a faithful servant… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
My approach to deciding cases is I look at the law, I look at the facts, and I do my best to apply the… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
Families are not merely constructs of outdated convention, and traditional marriage laws were not based on animosity toward homosexuals. Rather, I believe that the… — Charles T. Canady Copy Share Image
