Updated: 06/14/2014

The Supreme Court of Canada has nine justices - the Chief Justice of Canada and eight puisne (lower ranking) justices. The justices are chosen by the governor in council, in effect the Prime Minister of Canada. Justices are chosen from superior court judges or from barristers with at least ten years standing at the Bar of a Canadian province or territory. Justices are appointed until they retire or reach the age of 75, however can be removed for cause before that time.


 

Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
Justice	Appointed	From
Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin (Chief Justice of Canada)	2000	Supreme Court of BC
Mr. Justice Louis LeBel	2000	Quebec Court of Appeal
Madam Justice Rosalie Abella	2004	Ontario Court of Appeal
Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein	2006	Federal Court of Appeal
Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell	2009	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver	2011	Ontario Court of Appeal
Madam Justice Andromache Karakatsanis	2011	Ontario Court of Appeal
Mr. Justice Richard Wagner	2012	Quebec Court of Appeal
Mr. Justice Clément Gascon	2014	Quebec Court of Appeal