List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by court composition
Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada (on the advice of the Prime Minister) and retain the position until the age of 75.
| The Richards court (1875–1879) |
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| 1875–1878: W. Ritchie | S. Strong | J. Taschereau | T. Fournier | W. Henry |
| 1878–1879: W. Ritchie | S. Strong | T. Fournier | W. Henry | H. Taschereau |
| The Ritchie court (1879–1892) |
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| 1879–1888: S. Strong | T. Fournier | W. Henry | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne |
| 1888–1892: S. Strong | T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | C. Patterson |
| The Strong court (1892–1902) |
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| 1892–1893: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | C. Patterson |
| 1893–1895: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King |
| 1895–1901: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King | D. Girouard |
| 1901 - January 1902: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies |
| February 1902 - November 1902: H. Taschereau | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills |
| The Taschereau court (1902–1906) |
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| 1902–1903: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills | J. Armour |
| 1903–1905: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | W. Nesbitt | A. Killam |
| 1905–1906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan |
| The Fitzpatrick court (1906–1918) |
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| June 1906 – August 1906: R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan |
| September 1906 – 1909: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | J. Maclennan | L. Duff |
| 1909-1911: D. Girouard | L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin |
| 1911-1918: L. Davies | J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | L. Brodeur |
| The Davies court (1918–1924) |
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| 1918-1923: J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | L. Brodeur | P. Mignault |
| 1923-1924: J. Idington | L. Duff | F. Anglin | P. Mignault | A. Malouin |
| The Anglin court (1924–1933) |
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| September 1924 - October 1924: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | A. Malouin | E. Newcombe |
| October 1924 - 1927: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret |
| 1927-1929: L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith |
| 1929-1930: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith |
| 1930-1931: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon |
| 1931-1932: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon |
| 1932-1933: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket |
| The Duff court (1933–1944) |
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| March 1933 - December 1933: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes |
| December 1933 - 1935: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes |
| 1935-1936: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin |
| 1936-1940: T. Rinfret | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson |
| 1940-1943: T. Rinfret | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau |
| 1943-1944: T. Rinfret | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand |
| The Rinfret court (1944–1954) |
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| January 1944 - June 1944: H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand |
| October 1944 - 1947: P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey |
| 1947-1949: P. Kerwin | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | C. Locke |
| 1949-1954: P. Kerwin | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux |
| The Kerwin court (1954–1963) |
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| 1954-1956: R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott |
| 1956-1957: R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott | H. Nolan |
| 1958-1959: R. Taschereau | I. Rand | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson |
| 1959-1962: R. Taschereau | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie |
| 1962-1963: R. Taschereau | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie | E.M. Hall |
| The R. Taschereau court (1963–1967) |
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| 1963-1967: J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie | E.M. Hall | W.F. Spence |
| The Cartwright court (1967–1970) |
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| 1967–1970: G. Fauteaux | D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie | E.M. Hall | W.F. Spence | L. Pigeon |
| The Fauteux court (1970–1973) |
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| 1970–1973: D. Abbott | R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie | E.M. Hall | W.F. Spence | L. Pigeon | B. Laskin | |
| The Laskin court (1973–1984) |
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| 1973–1977: R. Martland | W. Judson | R. Ritchie | W.F. Spence | L. Pigeon | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | L.P. de Grandpré |
| 1977–1978: R. Martland | R. Ritchie | W.F. Spence | L. Pigeon | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | Y. Pratte |
| Jan. 1979-Sept. 1979: R. Martland | R. Ritchie | L. Pigeon | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | Y. Pratte | W.R. McIntyre |
| Sept. 1979-1980: R. Martland | R. Ritchie | L. Pigeon | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | J. Chouinard |
| 1980-1982: R. Martland | R. Ritchie | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | J. Chouinard | A. Lamer |
| 1982-1984 R. Ritchie | B. Dickson | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | J. Chouinard | A. Lamer | B. Wilson |
| The Dickson court (1984–1990) |
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| 1984–1985: R. Ritchie | J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | J. Chouinard | A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. Le Dain |
| 1985–1987: J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | J. Chouinard | A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. Le Dain | G. La Forest |
| 1987–May 1988: J. Beetz | W.Z. Estey | W.R. McIntyre | A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. Le Dain | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé |
| May 1988–Nov. 1988: J. Beetz | W.R. McIntyre | A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. Le Dain | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka |
| Nov. 1988-1989 W.R. McIntyre | A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory |
| March 1989-1990 A. Lamer | B. Wilson | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin |
| The Lamer court (1990–2000) |
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| 1990–1991: B. Wilson | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | W. Stevenson |
| 1991–1992: G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | W. Stevenson | F. Iacobucci |
| 1992–1997: G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major |
| 1997–1998: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache |
| 1998–1999: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie |
| 1999–2000: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour |
| The McLachlin court (2000–present) |
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| 2000–2002: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel |
| 2002–2003: C. Gonthier | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps |
| 2003–2004: F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish |
| 2004–2005: J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron |
| 2005–2006: M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron |
| 2006–present: M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron | M. Rothstein |
See also
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