Richard Wagner (judge)
Richard Wagner | |
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Wagner in 2012 | |
| 18th Chief Justice of Canada | |
| Assumed office December 18, 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Julie Payette |
| Preceded by | Beverley McLachlin |
| Administrator of the Government of Canada | |
| In office January 22, 2021 – July 26, 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Julie Payette (as governor general) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Simon (as governor general) |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office October 5, 2012 – December 18, 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Marie Deschamps |
| Succeeded by | Sheilah Martin |
| Puisne Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal | |
| In office February 3, 2011 – October 5, 2012 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Lise Côté |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Bélanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1957 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse | Catherine Mandeville |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (DEC) University of Ottawa (BSocSc, LLL) |
Richard Wagner PC (French pronunciation: [vaɡnɛʁ]; 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.