Charles T. Wells | |
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| 49thChief Justice of Florida | |
| In office July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Major Harding |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lee Anstead |
| Justice of theSupreme Court of Florida | |
| In office 1994 – March 3, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Lawton Chiles |
| Preceded by | Parker Lee McDonald |
| Succeeded by | James E. C. Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-03-04)March 4, 1939 (age 86) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Talley Wells[1] (born March 4, 1939)[2] is a former member of theFlorida Supreme Court from 1994 until March 3, 2009, when he retired. He was appointed by GovernorLawton Chiles. He served as chief justice from July 1, 2000, until June 30, 2002.
Wells presided over appeals brought to the Court as part of the dispute over Florida's electoral votes in the2000 U.S. presidential election, which were broadcast live to a worldwide audience. Wells dissented from the majority opinion that ordered a recount to decide the presidential election.[3]
He is the author ofInside Bush v. Gore, which was released in April 2013. It was the first book to be published by one of the judges at the center of the Bush v. Gore controversy.[4]
He graduated fromWilliam R. Boone High School in 1957. Wells received his bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Florida in 1961 and received hisJuris Doctor degree from theUniversity of Florida College of Law (now named theLevin College of Law) in 1964.
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