About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
April 2
1865
Francis Alexander Anglin, who will become Chief Justice of Canada in 1924, is born in Saint John, New Brunswick.
1927
Former Attorney General of Saskatchewan, the Honourable John Henderson Lamont, is appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as a puisne judge.
1957
Richard Wagner, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2012, is born in Montreal, Quebec.
