Catherine Fraser

Catherine Fraser
Fraser in May 2015
Chief Justice of Alberta
In office
March 12, 1992  July 30, 2022
Preceded byJames Herbert Laycraft
Succeeded byRitu Khullar
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories
In office
March 12, 1992  July 30, 2022
Succeeded byRitu Khullar
Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal
In office
1999  July 30, 2022
Preceded byJames Herbert Laycraft
Succeeded byRitu Khullar
Personal details
Born (1947-08-04) August 4, 1947
Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
London School of Economics
Occupationlawyer/judge

Catherine Anne Fraser KC AOE (born August 4, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and judge who was the chief justice of Alberta from 1992 until July 30, 2022. As chief justice of Alberta, Fraser was also chief justice of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories (since 1992) and the Nunavut Court of Appeal (since its creation in 1999).