Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, was a Canadian jurist and the fourth Chief Justice of Canada.
Henri-Elzéar Taschereau
Madame Marie Louise Panet Taschereau by William James Topley
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 Canadian court system. The Supreme Court Act makes the chief justice, a Crown in Council appointment, meaning the Crown acting on the advice of the prime minister and minister of justice. The chief justice serves until they resign, turn 75 years old, die, or are removed from office for cause. By tradition, a new chief justice is chosen from among the court's incumbent puisne justices.
Chief Justice of Canada
Image: William Buell Richards
Image: William Johnstone Ritchie
Image: Samuel Henry Strong in 1895