Career
Garon was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1955 and was named a Queen's Counsel in 1968. He practised law with the Canadian Department of Justice from 1955 until 1986. Garon was a legal professor at the University of Ottawa from 1956 until 1978 and from 1986 until 1992.
In September 1988, Garon was appointed a judge in the Tax Court of Canada, and was made associate chief judge eleven years later. In February 2000, he was named Chief Judge, and was made Chief Justice in July 2003.
Upon Garon's retirement in November 2004, Donald Bowman was named his successor as Chief Justice.
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