Chief Justice of Canada facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chief Justice of Canada |
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| Supreme Court of Canada Office of the Chief Justice Judiciary of Canada (Queen-on-the-Bench) |
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| Style | The Right Honourable Madam/Mister Chief Justice |
| Member of | Supreme Court Canadian Judicial Council (Ex-officio chairman) Order of Canada advisory council (chairman) |
| Seat | Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nominator | Cabinet |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 75 |
| Constituting instrument | Supreme Court Act |
| Inaugural holder | Sir William Buell Richards |
| Formation | September 30, 1875 |
| Salary | $413,500 (as of April 2018) |
| Website | Supreme Court |
The Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en Chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada, the highest judicial body in Canada.
List of chief justices
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1875, the following 18 persons have served as Chief Justice:
| Name (Province) |
Order and term | Length of term | Appointed on advice of |
Date of birth | Date of death | |
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| William Buell Richards (Ontario) |
1st | September 30, 1875 – January 10, 1879 |
3 years, 102 days | Mackenzie | May 2, 1815 | January 26, 1889 |
| William Johnstone Ritchie (New Brunswick) |
2nd | January 11, 1879 – September 25, 1892 |
13 years, 258 days | Macdonald | October 28, 1813 | September 25, 1892 |
| Samuel Henry Strong (Ontario) |
3rd | December 13, 1892 – November 17, 1902 |
9 years, 339 days | Thompson | August 13, 1825 | August 31, 1909 |
| Henri Elzéar Taschereau (Quebec) |
4th | November 21, 1902 – May 1, 1906 |
3 years, 161 days | Laurier | October 7, 1836 | April 14, 1911 |
| Charles Fitzpatrick (Quebec) |
5th | June 4, 1906 – October 20, 1918 |
12 years, 138 days | Laurier | December 19, 1851 | June 17, 1942 |
| Louis Henry Davies (Prince Edward Island) |
6th | October 23, 1918 – May 1, 1924 |
5 years, 191 days | Borden | May 4, 1845 | May 1, 1924 |
| Francis Alexander Anglin (Ontario) |
7th | September 16, 1924 – February 27, 1933 |
8 years, 164 days | King | April 2, 1865 | March 2, 1933 |
| Lyman Duff (British Columbia) |
8th | March 17, 1933 – January 6, 1944 |
10 years, 295 days | Bennett | January 7, 1865 | April 26, 1955 |
| Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) |
9th | January 8, 1944 – June 21, 1954 |
10 years, 164 days | King | June 22, 1879 | July 25, 1962 |
| Patrick Kerwin (Ontario) |
10th | July 1, 1954 – February 2, 1963 |
8 years, 216 days | St. Laurent | October 25, 1889 | February 2, 1963 |
| Robert Taschereau (Quebec) |
11th | April 22, 1963 – August 31, 1967 |
4 years, 131 days | Pearson | September 10, 1896 | July 26, 1970 |
| John Robert Cartwright (Ontario) |
12th | September 1, 1967 – March 22, 1970 |
2 years, 202 days | Pearson | March 23, 1895 | November 24, 1979 |
| Gérald Fauteux (Quebec) |
13th | March 23, 1970 – December 22, 1973 |
3 years, 274 days | P. Trudeau | October 22, 1900 | September 14, 1980 |
| Bora Laskin (Ontario) |
14th | December 27, 1973 – March 26, 1984 |
10 years, 90 days | P. Trudeau | October 5, 1912 | March 26, 1984 |
| Brian Dickson (Manitoba) |
15th | April 18, 1984 – June 29, 1990 |
6 years, 72 days | P. Trudeau | May 25, 1916 | October 17, 1998 |
| Antonio Lamer (Quebec) |
16th | July 1, 1990 – January 6, 2000 |
9 years, 189 days | Mulroney | July 8, 1933 | November 24, 2007 |
| Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) |
17th | January 7, 2000 – December 14, 2017 |
17 years, 341 days | Chrétien | September 7, 1943 | (living) |
| Richard Wagner (Quebec) |
18th | December 18, 2017 – Incumbent |
6 years, 131 days | J. Trudeau | April 2, 1957 | (living) |
See also
In Spanish: Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Canadá para niños
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