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	Chief Justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the president of a Supreme Court such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico), or provincial or state supreme courts.
		In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the equivalent position is the Lord Chief Justice and in Scotland the equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session.
		The Chief Justice can be appointed to the post in a variety of different ways, but in many nations the position is commonly given to the senior-most justice in the court.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court (310 words)

	Supreme Court of Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Prime Minister's choices for Puisne Justices and the Chief Justice do not require the approval of anyone else and is not subject to review, though there is usually some consulation with the Canadian legal establishment prior to the nomination.
		The term for a justice of the Supreme Court is until he or she retires or, at latest, attains the age of 75 years.
		On the bench, the Chief Justice of Canada, or, in her absence, the senior puisne justice, presides from the centre chair with the other justices seated to her right and left by order of seniority of appointment.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/s/su/supreme_court_of_canada.html (1314 words)

	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en chef du Canada) and eight puisne Justices appointed by the Governor in Council (Governor General of Canada) from among superior court judges or from among barristers of at least ten years' standing at the Bar of a province or territory.
		Finally, the Chief Justice and the other Justices of the Court serve as deputies of the Governor General for the purpose of giving royal assent to bills passed by Parliament, signing official documents or receiving credentials of newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors.
		She was appointed in 2000 and was previously the Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court and a Justice on the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Canada (477 words)

	Supreme Court of Canada - Beverley McLachlin
		Appointed to the County Court of Vancouver, April 9, 1981, to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, September 8, 1981, and to the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, December 5, 1985.
		Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, September 7, 1988.
		Appointed Chief Justice of Canada, January 7, 2000.
	www.scc-csc.gc.ca /aboutcourt/judges/mclachlin/index_e.asp (167 words)

	Retirement of Chief Justice Glube
		Chief Justice Glube was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (formerly Trial Division) and ex-officio member of the Court of Appeal in 1977.
		On March 8, 1982, she was appointed Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (the first female Chief Justice in Canada) and on June 30, 1998, Chief Justice Glube was appointed Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Court of Appeal), the twenty-first Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.
		Chief Justice Glube is currently Chair of the Nova Scotia Judicial Council, Chair of the Board of Nova Scotia Archives, Chair of the Executive Office of the Nova Scotia Judiciary, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia and was recently made an Honorary Member of the Canadian Bar Association.
	www.courts.ns.ca /news/cjglube.htm (381 words)

	Dickson, Robert George Brian
		As chief justice of Canada from 1984 to 1990, he has had an important role in the initial interpretation of the CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, which came into effect in 1982.
		In his tenure as chief justice, the court tried to make itself more accessible; eg, it has permitted argument on motions for leave to appeal from areas outside Ottawa through closed-circuit television, and it has increased press access to proceedings.
		Dickson retired as chief justice in 1990 and was succeeded by Antonio LAMER.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002286 (268 words)

	Real Women of Canada - Newsletters - CHIEF JUSTICE McLACHLIN AS A SPIN DOCTOR
		Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada has come out with all guns blazing, attempting to justify her Court's privileged position in Canada.
		In her remarkable speech to the Canadian Club, Chief Justice McLachlin humbly described the work of judges as "being mere gardeners, shaping and nurturing plants so that they can grow as intended, occasionally pulling out a weed that offends the plan on which the garden is based." This is a charming description but untrue.
		Chief Justice McLachlin also made it crystal clear that the present system of the Prime Minister alone having the power to appoint Supreme Court judges was an exemplary practice.
	www.realwomenca.com /newsletter/2003_july_aug/article_6.html (557 words)

	injusticebusters 2003 > Beverly McLachlin: Speech by Canada's Chief Justice "The Civilization of ...
		Yet Canada was born in an era of ethno-nationalism, religious and linguistic intolerance, racism and gender inequality.
		Canada is one of the few countries in the world which has from its beginning dealt with the issue of minorities and sub-groups by the two-pronged mechanism of the nation state and respect and tolerance of minorities within the nation state.
		Canada's foundation in the ethic of respect and tolerance provided space for citizens of two diverse cultures to work out their political, linguistic and religious differences in a climate of mutual accommodation.
	www.injusticebusters.com /2003/McLachlin.htm (8201 words)

	The Society of Notaries Public of BC > Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On April 17, 1989, Chief Justice McLachlin was sworn in as the third woman to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
		Chief Justice McLachlin:Judges of the Supreme Court are all appointed by the Governor-in-Council for terms of “good behaviour.” Generally, the Prime Minister consults widely with the legal profession, the judiciary, and Attorneys General before an appointment is made.
		Chief Justice McLachlin:Access to justice is of fundamental importance.
	www.notaries.bc.ca /article.php3?227 (3269 words)

	BC Justice comment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		More and more, however, the Supreme Court of Canada, and indeed the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States seem to be more influenced by the views of social scientists than by the views of the lower courts or by the arguments of lawyers.
		The Chief Justice's defense that Charter interpretation is "high level, specialized, intellectual work" cannot hide the fact that Charter litigation has become a standard interest-group tactic and that rights-advocacy groups expend considerable resources to influence how judges "interpret" the Charter.
		Canada may be the third country in the world to adopt gay marriage, but we are the only one to do so because of the decisions of unelected judges.
	www.fathers.ca /bc_justice_comment.htm (2426 words)

	Supreme
		Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court See also: Ohio Supreme Court The office of chief justice was created in 1912 as...
		Chief Justice of the Supreme Court A Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the head supreme court.
		Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada The current Chief Justice of Canada, the Rt.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/supreme.html (1204 words)

	Swearing-in ceremony of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Ottawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chief Justice McLachlin, Madam Justice L'Heureux-Dubé, distinguished members of the Court, Colleagues, the family and friends of Madame Justice McLachlin, distinguished guests.
		Chief Justice of this Court and the first woman in this country's history to be named to this position, let us also reaffirm our shared belief in the principles of fairness, transparency and impartiality that are the hallmarks of our judiciary.
		And, it is no exaggeration to say that Chief Justice McLachlin is as highly regarded abroad as she is in Canada, for her decisions in the areas of contract and tort law.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/nr/2000/doc_24736.html (884 words)

	Plattsburgh State - News
		Chief Justice McLachlin, born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, joined the Bar of Alberta in 1969 and the Bar of British Columbia in 1971.
		In 1985, she was appointed to the Court of Appeal of British Columbia and then to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1988.
		She was then appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989 and became Chief Justice of Canada in 2000.
	www.plattsburgh.edu /news/index.php?wl_mode=more&wl_eid=164 (609 words)

	The Idolatry of Law: When Law is Seen as "Like Religion"
		What was central to this exchange was a statement by the Chief Justice which expressed her understanding of the role of law in relation to the role of religion.
		In the language of Ontario Chief Justice McMurtry, the court's role is to "forg[e] a new social consensus," or in the words of the newest Justice of the Supreme Court, Rosalie Abella, they are pushing "the juggernaut of rights." In fact, we are seeing a contempt for the processes of democracy.
		Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin's frank admission that she sees law as "comprehensive" like religion, ought to give you a clear sense of where, at the moment, Canadian law is going and why in the long run this sort of approach to law poses a serious threat to justice in a democratic society.
	www.catholiceducation.org /articles/civilization/cc0166.html (2722 words)

	Activist Supreme Court Justices — Part III, Child Support and Alimony
		Canada Madam Justice McLachlin and Madam Justice L'Heureux-Dubé expressed the opinion that the inclusion of the child support received by the custodial mother in her taxable income is a form of discrimination against custodial mothers as an analogous group.
		Div.) Madam Justice Aitken found that the combined income of the father and his new wife was, after the support payments, less than half than that of his former wife and her new female partner, who also had a child.
		Marriage in Canada is a contract between two consenting adults who have reached a certain stage of maturity and have had ample time to decide what they want to do with their lives.
	www.fathersforlife.org /Sodhi/remarks_McLachlin3.htm (9402 words)

	Activist Supreme Court Justices — Part I, Judges with an Agenda
		Judging by her speech and her record, Madam Chief Justice of Canada looks at family law through the gender lens that is supplied by the Department of Justice Canada.
		Therefore, the mission of a feminist judge is to deliver judgements, as opposed to justice, that conform to her own ideology, the sole purpose of which is the destruction of the traditional social system, the cornerstone of which is the traditional family.
		In her speech the Chief Justice justifies her opinions mostly by citing herself, or citing cases where the justification for the orders are based on her decisions.
	www.fathersforlife.org /Sodhi/remarks_McLachlin1.htm (5147 words)

	Canada ready to assist in modernising Caribbean judicial process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		CANADA, like the United Kingdom and the United States, is ready to assist in the modernisation and the streamlining of the judicial process throughout the Caribbean region.
		The Chief Justice praised the High Commissioner for his alacrity in both sourcing and arranging for the shipment of the law reports at no cost to the local justice system.
		Justice Singh also expressed his gratitude to the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court of Canada as well as to the Government of Canada for “this warm and magnanimous gesture, which will undoubtedly go a long way towards the improvement of local jurisprudence”.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news301/nc301134.htm (823 words)

	Real Women of Canada - Newsletters - Politics On The Supreme Court
		Addressing students at the University of Toronto last February during a conference on the Law and Contemporary Affairs, the Chief Justice stated that he was opposed to public confirmation hearings for judges because he believed they would be misleading.
		It is shocking that the Chief Justice of Canada, by his own admission, is using his high office to decide grave social issues of the day, not in accordance with the law, but rather in accordance with his own perception of the "majority" view on a given issue.
		Instead, we have the Chief Justice of Canada openly admitting that his ruling on the abortion issue was based on his own perception of public opinion.
	www.realwomenca.com /newsletter/1998_Mar_April/article_12.html (390 words)

	Judges Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		(a) by the chief justice, senior associate chief justice or associate chief justice, as the case may be, of the court of which the judge is a member or, where that court is constituted with divisions, of the division of which the judge is a member; or
		(5) In this section, "chief justice" or "chief justice of a superior court of a province" means a chief justice, senior associate chief justice or associate chief justice of such a court or, where the court is constituted with divisions, of a division thereof.
		(3) In subsection (2), "chief justice" or "chief justice of a superior court of a province" means a chief justice, senior associate chief justice or associate chief justice of that court, or, where that court is constituted with divisions, of a division thereof.
	www.solon.org /Constitutions/Canada/English/Statutes/J-1-RSC-1985.html (8138 words)

	Chief Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Below is the Question November 6, 2000 (Canada's Chief Justice lends credence to the charge that outsiders secretly influence her court, un-elected judges who are implementing a radical social policy agenda developed and promoted by socialist, feminist and homosexual lobby groups and their allies in the law faculties of Canada's universities.)
		Justice Lamer (who later became the Chief Justice of Canada) noted that the phrase “principles of fundamental justice” does not refer to a specific right, but qualifies the right not to be deprived of “life liberty and the security of the person” (as stated in the first part of section 7 of the
		The principles of fundamental justice are to be found in the basic tenets and principles not only of our judicial process but also of the other components of our legal system.
	www.fathers.ca /chief_justice.htm (7468 words)

	GRAIN \| Agricultural research for whom? \| Letter from Dr. Rene Van Acker to the Chief Justice of Canada regarding the ...
		Letter from Dr. Rene Van Acker to the Chief Justice of Canada regarding the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on the case of Schmeiser vs. Monsanto
		Chief Justice of Canada Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1
		And you state that the onus is on the person who is in possession to rebut the presumption of use by their actions.
	www.grain.org /research/contamination.cfm?id=172 (683 words)

	ALI JIA press release - CHIEF JUSTICE TO OPEN AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE'S 78TH ANNUAL MEETING
		Chief Justice Rehnquist will be addressing an ALI Annual Meeting for the eighth time, having previously done so in 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
		She became Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court in 1988, and the following year was named to the Supreme Court of Canada.
		Chief Justice McLachlin is co-author of British Columbia Supreme Court Practice, British Columbia Court Forms, and Canadian Law of Architecture and Engineering, and the author of numerous articles for professional journals.
	www.ali.org /ali/pr050301.htm (1768 words)

	CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Judiciary: Supreme Court of Canada: Chief Justice
		The Chief Justice is also the Deputy Governor General, ex officio chairman of the Canadian Judicial Council, and the chair of the committee that selects winners of the Order of Canada.
		Prior to her appointment, she served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, on the Court of Appeal of British Columbia and on the County Court of Vancouver.
		She became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on January 7, 2000.
	www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/government/scc_cj.html (434 words)

	Canadian Judicial Council - Chief Justice of Canada announces the creation of a new Advisory Group
		Chief Justice of Canada announces the creation of a new Advisory Group
		In announcing the names of members of the Advisory Group today, the Chief Justice stressed the Council's responsibility to maintain the high level of confidence that the Canadian public has in the judiciary.
		The Canadian Judicial Council is composed of the chief justices and associate chief justices of Canada's superior courts.
	www.cjc-ccm.gc.ca /main.asp?ID=2741 (305 words)

	McLachlin, Beverley
		McLachlin, Beverley, judge, Chief Justice of Canada (b at Pincher Creek, Alta, 7 Sept 1943).
		Very briefly a county court judge in 1981 before being named to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the fall of that year, McLachlin moved to the provincial Court of Appeal at the end of 1985 and became Chief Justice of the BC Supreme Court in September 1988.
		On 30 March 1989 PM Brian MULRONEY appointed her to the Supreme Court of Canada, where she took strong stands on free speech issues and established a reputation for independent thinking, consensus-building and a lack of personal pretension.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTA0009263 (190 words)

	First female chief justice draws praise
		Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin's appointment as the first female chief justice of Canada yesterday was widely praised as fitting symbolism for a new century.
		The last chief justice from the West was Chief Justice Lamer's predecessor, Brian Dickson, who was born in Yorkton, Sask. He retired in 1990 and died last year.
		For a brief period in the late eighties, she acted as Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court.
	www.fact.on.ca /newpaper/gm991104.htm (1015 words)

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