Anglin Court
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The Anglin Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1933, during which Francis Alexander Anglin served as Chief Justice of Canada. Anglin succeeded Louis Henry D
Francis Alexander Anglin
John Idington's diminishing mental capacity was the onus for Parliament to implement a mandatory retirement age of 75 for Supreme Court Justices. He was forced to retire at the age of 87.
Interior of the Second Supreme Court of Canada Building showing the desks of the six justices of the Court.
Henrietta Edwards the lead plaintiff in the Persons case.
Fitzpatrick Court
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The Fitzpatrick Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1906 to 1918, during which Charles Fitzpatrick served as Chief Justice of Canada. Fitzpatrick succeeded Henri El
Anglin Court
…Reference. The Anglin Court continued to face many of the same criticisms as its predecessors, the Ritchie Court, Strong Court, Taschereau Court, Fitzpatrick Court, and Davies Court, including the concerns about the quality and partisan nature of the appointments, and the growing political role of the justices…
Chief Justice Charles Fitzpatrick
Justice Lyman Duff appointed in 1906, served on the Court for over 37 years.
In 1918, William Glenholme Falconbridge, the Chief Justice of the King's Bench of Ontario sat as an ad hoc justice of the Supreme Court.