Current and Former Chief Justices

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