Chief Justice of Canada
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The chief justice of Canada is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada, the highest judicial body in Canada. As such, the chief justice is the highest-ranking judge of the Canad
The Honourable Richard Wagner
William Buell Richards
William Johnstone Ritchie
Samuel Henry Strong in 1895
Beverley McLachlin
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Beverley Marian McLachlin is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first w
Chief Justice of Canada
…Since the Supreme Court was established in 1875, 18 people have served as chief justice. The court's first chief justice was William Buell Richards; Beverley McLachlin is the longest serving Canadian chief justice (17 years, 341 days), and was the first woman to hold the position. On October 8, 1875, General William…
McLachlin in 2007
McLachlin on 1 May 2008 during the State Visit by the New Zealand governor-general to Canada