Beverley McLachlin
Appearance
Beverley McLachlin | |
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![]() McLachlin in 2007 | |
17th Chief Justice of Canada | |
In office January 7, 2000 – December 15, 2017 | |
Nominated by | Jean Chrétien |
Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
Preceded by | Antonio Lamer |
Succeeded by | Richard Wagner |
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |
Assumed office July 30, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Carrie Lam |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
In office March 30, 1989 – January 7, 2000 | |
Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
Preceded by | William McIntyre |
Succeeded by | Louis LeBel |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia | |
In office 1988–1990 | |
Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
Personal details | |
Born | Beverley Gietz September 7, 1943 Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Roderick McLachlin
(m. 1967; died 1988)Frank McArdle (m. 1992) |
Children | Angus McLachlin (b. 1976) |
Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Profession | Judge |
Beverley Marian McLachlin PC CC CStJ (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author. She was the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She was the first woman to hold that position and the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Slayton, Philip (2011-04-11). Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life. Penguin Books. p. 145. ISBN 9780143180517.