About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
February 15
1930
Cairine Reay Wilson is the first woman appointed to the Senate of Canada following the Persons' Case of 1929. It is not until 1982 that a woman is appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
1989
William Rogers McIntyre retires as a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
