List Of Chief Justices Of The Supreme Court Of Canada

The following is a list of the Chief Justices of Canada, from 1875 to the present. The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court of Canada.
Name Province Term
ir William Buell Richards | September 30, 1875January 10, 1879 (*1)
Sir William Johnstone Ritchie January 11, 1879September 25, 1892
Sir Samuel Henry Strong | December 13, 1892November 18, 1902
Sir Henri Elzar Taschereau | November 21, 1902May 2, 1906
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick | June 4, 1906November 21, 1918 (*1)
Sir Louis Henry Davies | November 23, 1918May 1, 1924
Francis Alexander Anglin | September 16, 1924February 28, 1933
Sir Lyman Poore Duff | March 17, 1933January 2, 1944 (*2)
Thibaudeau Rinfret | January 8, 1944June 22, 1954
Patrick Kerwin | July 1, 1954February 2, 1963
Robert Taschereau | April 22, 1963September 1, 1967 (*2)
John Cartwright | September 1, 1967March 23, 1970
Grald Fauteux Quebec March 23, 1970December 23, 1973
Bora Laskin Ontario December 27, 1973March 26, 1984
Brian Dickson Saskatchewan April 18, 1984June 30, 1990
Antonio Lamer Quebec July 1, 1990January 6, 2000
Beverley McLachlin Alberta January 7, 2000 – present
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Notes

  • 1 - Richards and Fitzpatrick never served as puisne justices, but were appointed directly to the position of Chief Justice. All other Chief Justices served as puisne justices before acceding to Chief Justice, usually (but not always) on the basis of seniority.
  • 2 - In cases where a Governor General dies in office or leaves the position before a replacement can be named, Canadian tradition is that the Chief Justice assumes the viceregal duties until a new Governor General is appointed. Duff and Taschereau are the two Chief Justices who have served as Acting Governors General under this convention.
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