Beverley McLachlin

The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin PC CC CStJ
McLachlin in 2007
17th Chief Justice of Canada
In office January 7, 2000 – December 15, 2017
Nominated by	Jean Chrétien
Appointed by	Adrienne Clarkson
Preceded by	Antonio Lamer
Succeeded by	Richard Wagner
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Assumed office July 30, 2018
Appointed by	Carrie Lam
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office March 30, 1989 – January 7, 2000
Nominated by	Brian Mulroney
Appointed by	Jeanne Sauvé
Preceded by	William McIntyre
Succeeded by	Louis LeBel
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
In office 1988–1990
Appointed by	Jeanne Sauvé
Personal details
Born	Beverley Gietz (1943-09-07) September 7, 1943 (age 81) Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Citizenship	Canadian
Spouse(s)	Roderick McLachlin ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 1988)​ Frank McArdle ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	Angus McLachlin (b. 1976)
Alma mater	University of Alberta
Profession	Judge

Beverley Marian McLachlin PC CC CStJ (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author. She was the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She was the first woman to hold that position and the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history.^[1]

1. ↑ Slayton, Philip (2011-04-11). Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life. Penguin Books. p. 145. ISBN 9780143180517.