Gérald Fauteux
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| Rt. Hon. Joseph Honoré Gerald Fauteux | |
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| In office March 23, 1970 – December 23, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | John Robert Cartwright |
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| Succeeded by | Bora Laskin |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
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| In office December 22, 1949 – March 23, 1970 |
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| Succeeded by | Bora Laskin |
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| Born | October 22, 1900 |
| Died | September 14, 1980 |
Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, PC, CC, LL.L. (October 22, 1900 – September 14, 1980) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1970 to 1973.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Homère Fauteux and Héva Mercier, he studied at the Université de Montréal and graduated with an LL.L in 1925. Called to the bar that year, he settled in Montreal, where he practised with his grandfather, Honoré Mercier, forming the law firm of Mercier & Fauteux. From 1930 to 1936, he was Crown Prosecutor for Montreal, and in 1939 he became Chief Crown Prosecutor of the province of Quebec.
In 1946 he was a legal adivser with the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada. He taught criminal law as a sessional lecturer at McGill University for 14 years and was the dean of the Faculty of Law from 1949 to 1950. In 1947 he was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court and to the Supreme Court of Canada on December 22, 1949. He was also one of the founders of the University of Ottawa's law faculty, serving as dean from 1953 to 1962. He was appointed the Chancellor of the University of Ottawa in 1973. On March 23, 1970, he was named Chief Justice of Canada, retiring on December 23, 1973, having served for 24 years on the court, four as Chief Justice. In 1974 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Chief Justice Fauteux died on September 14, 1980, at the age of 79 and was interred in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada December 22, 1949 – March 23, 1970 |
Succeeded by Bora Laskin |
| Preceded by John Robert Cartwright |
Chief Justice of Canada March 23, 1970 – December 23, 1973 |
Succeeded by Bora Laskin |
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| Preceded by Pauline Vanier |
Chancellor of the University of Ottawa 1973–1979 |
Succeeded by Gabrielle Léger |
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