About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
September 7
1927
Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1987, is born in Quebec City, Quebec.
1943
Beverley McLachlin, who will become the first woman Chief Justice of Canada in 2000, is born in Pincher Creek, Alberta.
