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Names of Judges

Date of
Appointment

Date of
Departure

Hon. Sir William Buell Richards

30-09-1875 --

10-01-1879

Hon. Sir William Johnstone Ritchie

11-01-1879 --

25-09-1892

Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Henry Strong

13-12-1892 --

18-11-1902

Rt. Hon. Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau

21-11-1902 --

02-05-1906

Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick

04-06-1906 --

21-10-1918

Rt. Hon. Sir Louis Henry Davies

23-10-1918 --

01-05-1924

Rt. Hon. Francis Alexander Anglin

16-09-1924 --

28-02-1933

Rt. Hon. Sir Lyman Poore Duff

17-03-1933 --

07-01-1944

Rt. Hon. Thibaudeau Rinfret

08-01-1944 --

22-06-1954

Hon. Patrick Kerwin

01-07-1954 --

02-02-1963

Rt. Hon. Robert Taschereau

22-04-1963 --

01-09-1967

Rt. Hon. John Robert Cartwright

01-09-1967 --

23-03-1970

Rt. Hon. Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux

23-03-1970 --

23-12-1973

Rt. Hon. Bora Laskin

27-12-1973 --

26-03-1984

Rt. Hon. Robert George Brian Dickson

18-04-1984 --

30-06-1990

Rt. Hon. Antonio Lamer

01-07-1990 --

06-01-2000

Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin

07-01-2000 --

 

 

 

 

 
   
Last updated: 2004-03-19
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