Some of my colleagues I have the most differences with in decisions are ones with whom I have a very friendly relationship. You have to be able to step back and look at the issues and your colleagues. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
It does violence to the English language to assert that a president who has violated a duty entrusted to him by the Constitution is not guilty of official misconduct. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
I have had to make a decision I may not agree with, but I am required to follow the letter of the law. It is not my job to think what is best… My responsibility is to decide what the law says and to decide to the law. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The Supreme Court has in place a legal structure which protects abortion rights in this country, and something has got to be done to change that before we can put in place truly meaningful protection for the unborn. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
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 expenditures. Courthouses should be dignified, durable, and functional. They should not be grandiose, monumental, and luxurious. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
I will never forget that it is the people who speak directly through the constitution they have adopted. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
My approach to deciding cases is I look at the law, I look at the facts, and I do my best to apply the law to the facts and make a decision based on the law and the facts. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
The law seemed to be always what I came back to. I have never, one day in my life as a lawyer, regretted my decision to become a lawyer. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
Families are not merely constructs of outdated convention, and traditional marriage laws were not based on animosity toward homosexuals. Rather, I believe that the traditional family structure – centered on a lawful union between one man and one woman – comports with nature and with our Judeo-Christian moral tradition. Charles T. Canady Read Quote
