List of justices at the Supreme Court of Canada

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This list includes all of the judges at the Supreme Court of Canada . They are sorted in the order in which they took office.

# Surname province Nominated by
( Prime Minister )
Term of office Term of office
as chairman
1 William Buell Richards Ontario Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
January 10, 1879
September 30, 1875 -
January 10, 1879
2 William Johnstone Ritchie New Brunswick Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
September 25, 1892
January 11, 1879 -
September 25, 1892
3 Samuel Henry Strong Ontario Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
November 18, 1902
December 13, 1892 -
November 18, 1902
4th Jean-Thomas Taschereau Quebec Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
October 6, 1878
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5 Télesphore Fournier Quebec Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
September 12, 1895
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6th William Alexander Henry Nova Scotia Mackenzie September 30, 1875 -
May 3, 1888
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7th Henri-Elzéar Taschereau Quebec Mackenzie October 7, 1878 -
May 2, 1906
November 21, 1902 -
May 2, 1906
8th John Wellington Gwynne Ontario Macdonald January 14, 1879 -
January 7, 1902
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9 Christopher Salmon Patterson Ontario Macdonald October 27, 1888 -
July 24, 1893
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10 Robert Sedgewick Nova Scotia Thompson February 18, 1893 -
August 4, 1906
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11 George Edwin King New Brunswick Thompson September 21, 1893 -
May 8, 1901
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12 Désiré Girouard Quebec Bowell September 28, 1895 -
March 22, 1911
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13 Louis Henry Davies Prince Edward Island Laurier September 25, 1901 -
May 1, 1924
November 23, 1918 -
May 1, 1924
14th David Mills Ontario Laurier February 8, 1902 -
May 8, 1903
-
15th John Douglas Armor Ontario Laurier November 21, 1902 -
July 11, 1903
-
16 Wallace Nesbitt Ontario Laurier May 16, 1903 -
October 4, 1905
-
17th Albert Clements Killam Manitoba Laurier August 8, 1903 -
February 6, 1905
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18th John Idington Ontario Laurier February 10, 1905 -
March 31, 1927
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19th James Maclennan Ontario Laurier October 5, 1905 -
February 13, 1909
-
20th Charles Fitzpatrick Quebec Laurier June 4, 1906 -
November 21, 1918
June 4, 1906 -
November 21, 1918
21st Lyman Poore Duff British Columbia Laurier September 27, 1906 -
January 2, 1944
March 17, 1933 -
January 2, 1944
22nd Francis Alexander Anglin Ontario Laurier February 23, 1909 -
February 28, 1933
September 16, 1924 -
February 28, 1933
23 Louis-Philippe Brodeur Quebec Laurier August 11, 1911 -
October 10, 1923
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24 Pierre-Basile Mignault Quebec Borden October 25, 1918 -
September 30, 1929
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25th Arthur Malouin Quebec King January 30, 1924 -
October 1, 1924
-
26th Edmund Leslie Newcombe Nova Scotia King September 16, 1924 -
December 9, 1931
-
27 Thibaudeau Rinfret Quebec King October 1, 1924 -
June 22, 1954
June 8, 1944 -
June 22, 1954
28 John Henderson Lamont Saskatchewan King April 2, 1927 -
March 10, 1936
-
29 Robert Smith Ontario King May 18, 1927 -
December 7, 1933
-
30th Lawrence Cannon Quebec King January 14, 1930 -
December 25, 1939
-
31 Oswald Smith Crocket New Brunswick Bennett September 21, 1932 -
April 13, 1943
-
32 Frank Joseph Hughes Ontario Bennett March 17, 1933 -
February 13, 1935
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33 Henry Hague Davis Ontario Bennett January 31, 1935 -
June 30, 1944
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34 Patrick Kerwin Ontario Bennett July 20, 1935 -
February 2, 1963
July 1, 1954 -
February 2, 1963
35 Albert Hudson Manitoba King March 24, 1936 -
January 6, 1947
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36 Robert Taschereau Quebec King February 9, 1940 -
September 1, 1967
April 22, 1963 -
September 1, 1967
37 Ivan Rand New Brunswick King April 22, 1943 -
April 27, 1959
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38 Roy Kellock Ontario King October 3, 1944 -
January 15, 1958
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39 James Wilfred Estey Saskatchewan King October 6, 1944 -
January 22, 1956
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40 Charles Holland Locke British Columbia King April 3, 1947 -
September 16, 1962
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41 John Robert Cartwright Ontario Saint-Laurent December 22, 1949 -
March 23, 1970
September 1, 1967 -
March 23, 1970
42 Gérald Fauteux Quebec Saint-Laurent December 22, 1949 -
December 23, 1973
March 23, 1970 -
December 23, 1973
43 Douglas Abbott Quebec Saint-Laurent July 1, 1954 -
December 23, 1973
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44 Henry Grattan Nolan Alberta Saint-Laurent March 1, 1956 -
July 8, 1957
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45 Ronald Martland Alberta Diefenbaker January 15, 1958 -
February 10, 1982
-
46 Wilfred Judson Ontario Diefenbaker February 5, 1958 -
July 20, 1977
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47 Roland Ritchie Nova Scotia Diefenbaker May 5, 1959 -
October 31, 1984
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48 Emmett Matthew Hall Saskatchewan Diefenbaker November 23, 1962 -
March 1, 1973
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49 Wishart Spence Ontario Pearson May 30, 1963 -
December 29, 1978
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50 Louis-Philippe Pigeon Quebec Pearson September 21, 1967 -
February 8, 1980
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51 Bora Laskin Ontario P. E. Trudeau March 19, 1970 -
March 26, 1984
December 27, 1973 -
March 26, 1984
52 Brian Dickson Saskatchewan P. E. Trudeau March 26, 1973 -
June 30, 1990
April 18, 1984 -
June 30, 1990
53 Jean Beetz Quebec P. E. Trudeau January 1, 1974 -
November 10, 1988
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54 Louis-Philippe de Grandpré Quebec P. E. Trudeau January 1, 1974 -
October 1, 1977
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55 Willard Estey Ontario P. E. Trudeau September 29, 1977 -
April 22, 1988
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56 Yves Pratte Quebec P. E. Trudeau October 1, 1977 -
June 30, 1979
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57 William McIntyre British Columbia P. E. Trudeau January 1, 1979 -
February 15, 1989
-
58 Julien Chouinard Quebec Clark September 24, 1979 -
February 6, 1987
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59 Antonio Lamer Quebec P. E. Trudeau March 28, 1980 -
January 6, 2000
July 1, 1990 -
January 6, 2000
60 Bertha Wilson Ontario P. E. Trudeau March 4, 1982 -
January 4, 1991
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61 Gerald Le Dain Ontario P. E. Trudeau May 29, 1984 -
November 30, 1988
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62 Gérard La Forest New Brunswick Mulroney January 16, 1985 -
September 30, 1997
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63 Claire L'Heureux-Dubé Quebec Mulroney April 15, 1987 -
July 1, 2002
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64 John Sopinka Saskatchewan Mulroney May 24, 1988 -
November 24, 1997
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65 Charles Gonthier Quebec Mulroney February 1, 1989 -
August 1, 2003
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66 Peter Cory Ontario Mulroney February 1, 1989 -
June 1, 1999
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67 Beverley McLachlin British Columbia Mulroney Mar. 30, 1989 -
Present
Jan 7, 2000 -
Present
68 William Stevenson Alberta Mulroney September 17, 1990 -
June 5, 1992
-
69 Frank Iacobucci Ontario Mulroney January 7, 1991 -
June 30, 2004
-
70 John C. Major Alberta Mulroney November 13, 1992 -
December 25, 2005
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71 Michel Bastarache New Brunswick Chrétien September 30, 1997 -
June 30, 2008
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72 Ian Binnie Ontario Chrétien January 8, 1998 -
October 21, 2011
-
73 Louise Arbor Ontario Chrétien September 15, 1999 -
June 30, 2004
-
74 Louis LeBel Quebec Chrétien January 7, 2000 -
November 30, 2014
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75 Marie Deschamps Quebec Chrétien August 7, 2002 -
August 7, 2012
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76 Morris Fish Quebec Chrétien August 5, 2003 -
August 31, 2013
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77 Rosalie Abella Ontario Martin Oct. 4, 2004 -
Present
-
78 Louise Charron Ontario Martin October 4, 2004 -
August 30, 2011
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79 Marshall Rothstein Manitoba Harper March 1, 2006 -
August 31, 2015
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80 Thomas Cromwell Nova Scotia Harper December 22, 2008 -
September 1, 2016
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81 Michael Moldaver Ontario Harper October 21, 2011 -
today
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82 Andromache Karakatsanis Ontario Harper October 21, 2011 -
today
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83 Richard Wagner Quebec Harper Oct. 5, 2012 -
Today
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84 Clément Gascon Quebec Harper June 9, 2014 -
today
-
85 Suzanne Côté Quebec Harper December 1, 2014 -
today
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86 Russell Brown Alberta Harper August 31, 2015 -
today
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87 Malcolm Rowe Newfoundland and Labrador J. Trudeau October 28, 2016 -
today
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