Chief Justice of Canada - List of Chief Justices

List of Chief Justices

Name Province Term Elevated by
1 The Right Honourable Sir William Buell Richards Ontario September 30, 1875 – January 10, 1879 N/A
2 The Right Honourable Sir William Johnstone Ritchie New Brunswick January 11, 1879 – September 25, 1892 Macdonald
3 The Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong Ontario December 13, 1892 – November 18, 1902 Thompson
4 The Right Honourable Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau Quebec November 21, 1902 – May 2, 1906 Laurier
5 The Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick Quebec June 4, 1906 – October 21, 1918 Laurier
6 The Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies Prince Edward Island October 23, 1918 – May 1, 1924 Borden
7 The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin Ontario September 16, 1924 – February 28, 1933 King
8 The Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff British Columbia March 17, 1933 –January 7, 1944 Bennett
9 The Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret Quebec January 8, 1944 – June 22, 1954 King
10 The Right Honourable Patrick Kerwin Ontario July 1, 1954 – February 2, 1963 St. Laurent
11 The Right Honourable Robert Taschereau Quebec April 22, 1963 – September 1, 1967 Pearson
12 The Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright Ontario September 1, 1967 – March 23, 1970 Pearson
13 The Right Honourable Gérald Fauteux Quebec March 23, 1970 – December 23, 1973 Trudeau
14 The Right Honourable Bora Laskin Ontario December 27, 1973 – March 26, 1984 Trudeau
15 The Right Honourable Brian Dickson Manitoba April 18, 1984 – June 30, 1990 Trudeau
16 The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer Quebec July 1, 1990 – January 6, 2000 Mulroney
17 The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin British Columbia January 7, 2000 – present Chrétien

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