List of Supreme Court Chief Justices

Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada (on the advice of the Prime Minister) and retain the position until the age of 75.

Names of Judges: Date of Appointment / Date of Departure

• The Hon. Sir William Buell Richards: 1875-09-30 / 1879-01-10
• The Hon. Sir William Johnstone Ritchie: 1879-01-11 / 1892-09-25
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Henry Strong: 1892-12-13 / 1902-11-18
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau: 1902-11-21 / 1906-05-02
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick: 1906-06-04 / 1918-10-21
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Louis Henry Davies: 1918-10-23 / 1924-05-01
• The Rt. Hon. Francis Alexander Anglin: 1924-09-16 / 1933-02-28
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Lyman Poore Duff: 1933-03-17 / 1944-01-07
• The Rt. Hon. Thibaudeau Rinfret: 1944-01-08 / 1954-06-22
• The Hon. Patrick Kerwin: 1954-07-01 / 1963-02-02
• The Rt. Hon. Robert Taschereau: 1963-04-22 / 1967-09-01
• The Rt. Hon. John Robert Cartwright: 1967-09-01 / 1970-03-23
• The Rt. Hon. Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux: 1970-03-23 / 1973-12-23
• The Rt. Hon. Bora Laskin: 1973-12-27 / 1984-03-26
• The Rt. Hon. Robert George Brian Dickson: 1984-04-18 / 1990-06-30
• The Rt. Hon. Antonio Lamer: 1990-07-01 / 2000-01-06
• The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin: 2000-01-07 /

Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by court composition

• The Richards court (1875–1879)
• The Ritchie court (1879–1892)
• The Strong court (1892–1902)
• The Taschereau court (1902–1906)
• The Fitzpatrick court (1906–1918)
• The Davies court (1918–1924)
• The Anglin court (1924–1933)
• The Duff court (1933–1944)
• The Rinfret court (1944–1954)
• The Kerwin court (1954–1963)
• The R. Taschereau court (1963–1967)
• The Cartwright court (1967–1970)
• The Fauteux court (1970–1973)
• The Laskin court (1973–1984)
• The Dickson court (1984–1990)
• The Lamer court (1990–2000)
• The McLachlin court (2000–present)

See Also

List of Supreme Court Puisne Judges