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About the Judges. The Supreme Court of Canada consists of nine judges, including a chief justice to be called the Chief Justice of Canada. All judges are appointed by the Governor in Council and must have been either a judge of a superior court or a member of at least ten years' standing of the bar of a province or territory.
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Supreme Court of British Columbia: 22 Francis Alexander Anglin (1865–1933) Ontario: February 23, 1909 – February 27, 1933: September 16, 1924 – February 27, 1933: 24 years, 4 days 8 years, 164 days Laurier (as puisne justice); King (as chief justice) The Law Society of Upper Canada (1888) High Court of Justice of Ontario (Exchequer ...
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; French: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. It comprises nine justices , whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law , and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and ...
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The graphical timeline below lists the justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by court composition. As Supreme Court historians categorize eras in the court's history by the name of the presiding chief justice, the timeline is divided into sections, according to who was chief justice at the time.
Feb 7, 2006 · Beverley McLachlin, the first female chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . (photo by Phillippe Landreville) McLachlin had risen rapidly through the British Columbia court system after graduating from the University of Alberta law school. In 1989, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
