Frank Iacobucci

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Frank Iacobucci
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office January 7, 1991 – June 30, 2004
Nominated by	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Bertha Wilson
Succeeded by	Rosalie Abella/Louise Charron
Born	January 29, 1937 Vancouver, British Columbia

The Hon. Frank Iacobucci (born January 29, 1937) was a Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 to 2004 when he retired from the bench. He is an expert in business and tax law.

Contents 1 Early career 2 Retirement from court 3 Awards 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Early career

The son of Italian immigrants, Iacobucci was born in Vancouver. He received a B.Comm. and LL.B. from the University of British Columbia and an LL.M. from Cambridge University. Iacobucci practised corporate law in New York and then served as a professor at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law from 1967 until 1982 as well as Dean of the law faculty from 1979 until 1982. He also served as Vice-President and Provost of the university from 1983 to 1985. He entered the public service as Deputy Minister of Justice in the federal government from 1985 to 1988 when he was appointed to the Chief Justice of the Federal Court.

[edit] Retirement from court

Following his retirement from the Supreme Court, Iacobucci was appointed Interim President of the University of Toronto in 2004. In September of that same year he joined Torys as Counsel.

He sits on a number of board of directors including Torstar, publisher of the Toronto Star and a series of smaller newspapers and owns Harlequin Enterprises.

[edit] Awards

Iacobucci has been given honorary degree from a number of Canadian schools, and is also an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

The Frank Iacobucci Centre for Italian Canadian Studies at the University of Toronto was named in his honour.

[edit] See also

• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Iacobucci

[edit] External links

• official Supreme Court bio
• Torys profile

Legal Offices
Preceded by Bertha Wilson	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada January 7, 1991 – June 30, 2004	Succeeded by Rosalie Abella/Louise Charron
Academic Offices
Preceded by Robert Birgeneau	President of the University of Toronto 2004 (interim)	Succeeded by David Naylor

The Lamer court (1990–2000)

1990–1991: B. Wilson | G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | W. Stevenson

1991–1992: G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | W. Stevenson | F. Iacobucci

1992–1997: G. La Forest | C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major

1997–1998: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | J. Sopinka | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache

1998–1999: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | P. Cory | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie

1999–2000: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | B. McLachlin | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour

The McLachlin court (2000–present)

2000–2002: C. L'Heureux-Dubé | C. Gonthier | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel

2002–2003: C. Gonthier | F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps

2003–2004: F. Iacobucci | J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. Arbour | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish

2004–2005: J.C. Major | M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron

2005–2006: M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron

2006–present: M. Bastarache | W.I. Binnie | L. LeBel | M. Deschamps | M.J. Fish | R. Abella | L. Charron | M. Rothstein