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Chief Justice: First among equals

Jun 27, 2018

Chief Justice Jorge Labarga passes the gavel to Chief Justice-elect Charles Canady. June 20, 2018.What does it take to run Florida's judicial branch? Justices Jorge Labarga and Charles Canady sit down to discuss the role of the chief justice and what it means to "pass the gavel" from one chief justice to the next.

Justice Labarga's two-term chief justice service ends June 30, 2018. Justice Canady begins his second term as head of the Supreme Court and the state judiciary July 1, 2018. Justice Canady previously served as chief justice from 2010 to 2012.

Recorded on June 6, 2018.

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