Quebec Superior Court
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Quebec Superior Court is the highest trial Court in the Province of Quebec, Canada
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. It consists of 144 judges who are appointed by the federal government.

Chief Justices (term): [partial listing]
  • Edward Bowen
    Edward Bowen (politician)
    Edward Bowen was an Irish-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was the 1st Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec, and the 2nd Chancellor of Bishop's University.-Life:...

     (1849-1866)
  • Sir William Collis Meredith
    William Collis Meredith
    The Hon. Sir William Collis Meredith, Kt., Q.C., D.C.L. was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec.-Early life:...

     (1866-1884)
  • Sir Andrew Stuart
    Andrew Stuart (seigneur)
    Sir Andrew Stuart was a Quebec lawyer, judge, seigneur and businessman.He was born at Quebec City in 1812, the son of Andrew Stuart, and studied at Edward Parkin's school at Chambly. He articled with his uncle Sir James Stuart 1st., Bt. and then with Henry Black, was called to the bar in 1834 and...

     (1885-1889)
  • Sir Francis Godschall Johnson
    Francis Godschall Johnson
    Sir Francis Godschall Johnson was a Canadian office holder. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba on April 9, 1872, but had his commission revoked before he was officially sworn in. In 1889, he was appointed the 4th Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec.-Early life:Born New Year's...

     (1889-1894)
  • Sir Louis-Napoléon Casault
    Louis-Napoléon Casault
    Sir Louis-Napoléon Casault was a Quebec lawyer, judge, professor and political figure. He represented Bellechasse in the 1st Canadian Parliament from 1867 to 1870 as a Conservative member....

     (1894-1904)

  • Frédéric Dorion
    Frédéric Dorion
    Frédéric Dorion was a Quebec politician and chief justice. He led a group of Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons who were opposed to the implementation of conscription during World War II....

     (1963-1973)
  • Jules Deschênes
    Jules Deschênes
    Jules Deschênes, was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge.Born in Montreal, to Wilfrid Deschênes and Berthe Bérard, he completed grade school under the supervision of les Clercs de Saint-Viateur and classical studies under les Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice...

     (1973-1983)
  • Alan B. Gold
    Alan B. Gold
    Alan Bernard Gold, OC, OQ was the chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1983 to 1992.Born in Montreal, Gold received a B.A. from Queen's University in 1938 and a bachelor degree in civil law from the University of Montreal in 1941...

     (1983-1992)
  • Lawrence A. Poitras (1992-1996)
  • Lyse Lemieux
    Lyse Lemieux
    Lyse Lemieux was the Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1996 until 2004. Lemieux was the first woman to ever hold the office of Chief Justice in the Province of Quebec....

     (1996-2004)
  • François Rolland (since 2004)

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