Canadian jurist. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Born in Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), on October 22, 1900. He studied at the University of Montreal and graduated with an Law degree in 1925. Called to the bar that year, he settled in Montréal, where he practised. From 1930 to 1936, he was Crown Prosecutor for Montréal, and in 1939 he became Chief Crown Prosecutor of the province of Québec. In 1946 he was associated with the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada, acting as a legal adviser. For 14 years, he taught criminal law as a sessional lecturer at McGill University and was dean of the Faculty of Law from 1949 to 1950. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Québec in 1947 and to the Supreme Court of Canada on December 22, 1949. He was also one of the founders of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, serving as dean from 1953 to 1962. On March 23, 1970, he was named Chief Justice of Canada. He died on September 14, 1980.
Canadian jurist. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Born in Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), on October 22, 1900. He studied at the University of Montreal and graduated with an Law degree in 1925. Called to the bar that year, he settled in Montréal, where he practised. From 1930 to 1936, he was Crown Prosecutor for Montréal, and in 1939 he became Chief Crown Prosecutor of the province of Québec. In 1946 he was associated with the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada, acting as a legal adviser. For 14 years, he taught criminal law as a sessional lecturer at McGill University and was dean of the Faculty of Law from 1949 to 1950. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Québec in 1947 and to the Supreme Court of Canada on December 22, 1949. He was also one of the founders of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, serving as dean from 1953 to 1962. On March 23, 1970, he was named Chief Justice of Canada. He died on September 14, 1980.
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