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Richard Wagner (judge)

The Right Honourable
Richard Wagner
PC
The Right Honourable Richard Wagner smiling.
Wagner in 2012
18th Chief Justice of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 18, 2017
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Preceded byBeverley McLachlin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office
October 5, 2012 – December 18, 2017
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byDavid Johnston
Preceded byMarie Deschamps
Succeeded bySheilah Martin
Puisne Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal
In office
February 3, 2011 – October 5, 2012
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byDavid Johnston
Preceded byLise Côté
Succeeded byDominique Bélanger
Personal details
Born (1957-04-02) April 2, 1957 (age 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SpouseCatherine Mandeville
Children2[1]
Parent
Alma materCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf (DEC)
University of Ottawa (BSocSc, LLL)

Richard Wagner PC (French pronunciation: [vaɡnɛʁ];[2] born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian jurist serving as the 18th and current Chief Justice of Canada since 2017. He previously served as a puisne justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011–2012) and of the Supreme Court of Canada (2012–2017). For several months in 2021, following Julie Payette's resignation as Canada's governor general, Wagner was the administrator of the government of Canada as well as chief justice.

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  2. ^ Richard Wagner sworn in as Supreme Court chief justice. YouTube. The Canadian Press. December 19, 2017. Event occurs at 0s, 18s, and 32s. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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