About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
November 24
1979
Chief Justice John Robert Cartwright dies at the age of 84, nine years after his retirement from the Supreme Court of Canada.
1997
Justice John Sopinka, puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, dies in office at the age of 64.
2007
Chief Justice Antonio Lamer dies at the age of 74, seven years after his retirement from the Supreme Court of Canada.
