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Last edited: 2023-07-31
Publication status: Active
Born: April 2nd, 1957
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec
Parent(s): Claude and Gisele (Normandeau) Wagner
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Married Suzanne, daughter of Thérèse and Guy Côté 12 Feb. 1983Children: Catherine, Charles
English
French
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf D.E.C. 1975
Univ. of Ottawa B.Sc.Soc. 1978, LL.L. 1979
Occupation: Judge
Field of Endeavor: Law
Current Position(s):
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF CANADA 2017– , 2017–
Biography Notes:
Lawyer/Partner, Lavery de Billy 1980–2004
Bâtonnier, Bar of Montreal 2001–02
Vice-Pres., Centre d'accès à l'information juridique 2002–04
Teacher, Bar Sch. of Quebec 2003
Justice, Superior Court of Quebec 2004–11
Justice, Court of Appeal of Quebec 2011–12
Justice, Supreme Court of Canada 2012–17
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Previous | Back to first tabWAGNER, Rt. Hon. Richard; judge; b. Montreal, Qué. 1957; e. Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf D.E.C. 1975, Univ. of Ottawa B.Soc.Sc. 1978, LL.L. 1979; CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF CANADA 2017– ; Lawyer/Partner, Lavery, de Billy 1980–2004; Bâtonnier, Bar of Montreal 2001–02; Vice-Pres., Centre d’accès à l’information juridique 2002–04; Justice, Superior Court of Qué. 2004–11, Court of Appeal of Qué. 2011–12, Supreme Court of Canada 2012–17; Chair, Cdn. Judicial Council 2017– ; Chair, Bd. of Governors, National Judicial Inst. 2017– ; Chair, Advisory Council, Order of Canada 2017– ; Co-Chair, Action Ctte. on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 2020– ; Admin., Gov. of Canada Jan. 23–July 26, 2021; Pres., Assn. des Cours Constitutionnelles Francophones 2019–22; Hon. Pres., Action Ctte. on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters 2018– ; Hon. Bencher, The Honourable Soc. of the Middle Temple 2019– , The Honourable Soc. of King’s Inns 2002– ; honours: Award of Merit, Bar of Québec 2005; Medal of the Bar of Montreal 2022; Medal of Honor, World Jurist Assn. 2023; Hon. Doctorates, Univ. of Ottawa 2019, Law Soc. of Ont. 2023; languages: French, English; recreation: golf; Office: 301 Wellington St., Ottawa ON, K1A 0J1.