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
Chief Justice Charles Fitzpatrick
Justice Lyman Duff appointed in 1906, served on the Court for over 37 years.
Interior of the Second Supreme Court of Canada Building showing the desks of the six justices of the Court.
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.
Taschereau Court (1902–1906)
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The Taschereau Court was the period in the history of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1902 to 1906, during which Henri Elzéar Taschereau served as Chief Justice of Canada. Taschereau succeeded Samuel
Fitzpatrick Court
…on all Canadian courts. The Fitzpatrick Court continued to face many of the same criticisms as its predecessors, the Ritchie Court, Strong Court and Taschereau Court, including the concerns about the conduct of its justices and the partisan nature of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's appointments, which by 1911…
Henri Elzéar Taschereau in 1898.
John Douglas Armour was on the Court for 232 days until his death, the shortest tenure of any justice.
Albert Clements Killam's appointment to the Board of Railway Commissioners undermined the prestige of the Supreme Court.