About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
February 10
1841
The Act of Union (1840) comes into force, unifying Upper and Lower Canada.
1905
The Honourable John Idington is appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as a puisne judge.
1907
Ronald Martland, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1958, is born in Liverpool, England.
1947
Louise Arbour, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1999, is born in Montreal, Quebec.
1982
Ronald Martland retires as a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
