A state appeals court judge who grew up on a peanut farm near Graceville in the Florida Panhandle was named to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Crist.

The removal of a property tax-cutting amendment from Florida’s ballot left Gov. Charlie Crist disappointed Thursday, but he said he wants to deal with a series of hurricanes threatening the state before deciding his next move on tax relief.

Appellate Judge Charles Canady, who as a congressman helped prosecute then-President Bill Clinton at his 1999 impeachment trial, was appointed Thursday to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Charlie Crist.