Supreme Court Appointments
Borden chose the following jurists to sit as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada:
- Sir Louis Henry Davies (as Chief Justice, November 23, 1918 – May 1, 1924; appointed a Puisne Justice under Prime Minister Laurier, September 25, 1901)
- Pierre-Basile Mignault (October 25, 1918 – September 30, 1929)
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