Canady tells lawmakers the courts are preparing for the pandemic’s aftermath

Chief Justice Charles Canady

Judges, lawyers, and their judicial partners have worked diligently to respond to COVID-19, but a significant backlog of cases is looming, Chief Justice Charles Canady told lawmakers.

The chief justice and Clay County Court Clerk and Comptroller Tara Green, president the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers, delivered a pandemic update to a January 26 meeting of the House Judiciary Committee.