Beverley McLachlin
Beverley Marian McLachlin PC CC (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the position.
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin PC CC | |||||||||||||
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McLachlin in 2007 | |||||||||||||
| 17th Chief Justice of Canada | |||||||||||||
| In office January 7, 2000 – December 15, 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Nominated by | Jean Chrétien | ||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antonio Lamer | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Richard Wagner | ||||||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office July 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Carrie Lam | ||||||||||||
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |||||||||||||
| In office March 30, 1989 – January 7, 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Nominated by | Brian Mulroney | ||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | William McIntyre | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Louis LeBel | ||||||||||||
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia | |||||||||||||
| In office 1988–1990 | |||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé | ||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | Beverley Gietz September 7, 1943 Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Spouses | Roderick McLachlin
(m. 1967; died 1988)Frank McArdle (m. 1992) | ||||||||||||
| Children | Angus McLachlin (b. 1976) | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (BA, MA, LLB) | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Judge | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥嘉琳 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦嘉琳 | ||||||||||||
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In July 2018, McLachlin began a three-year term as a non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the first Canadian jurist nominated to the post. She was re-appointed for a second three-year term in 2021.
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