Louise Charron

Louise Charron CC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office October 4, 2004 – August 30, 2011
Nominated by	Paul Martin
Preceded by	Frank Iacobucci/Louise Arbour
Succeeded by	Michael J. Moldaver/Andromache Karakatsanis
Personal details
Born	(1951-03-02) March 2, 1951 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
Education	Carleton University (BA) University of Ottawa (LLB)

Louise Charron, CC (born March 2, 1951) is a Canadian jurist. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in October, 2004, and is the first native-born Franco-Ontarian Supreme Court judge. (This distinction has sometimes been attributed to Louise Arbour, but Arbour was born and raised Québécoise.)

Born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Charron received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in 1972, her Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Ottawa in 1975, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1977. She practiced civil litigation before joining the Crown Attorney's office in 1980. She then became a law professor at the University of Ottawa.

She was appointed to the District Court of Ontario in 1988 and to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1995. Though she was eligible to sit on the bench until 2026, her retirement was announced in May 2011, and became effective August 30, 2011. She was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2012.

See also

• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Charron

External links

• Supreme Court of Canada biography