About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
December 25
1939
Justice Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin, puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, dies in office at the age of 62.
1940
Marshall Rothstein, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2006, is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2005
John C. Major retires as a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
