Marie Deschamps

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Justice Marie Deschamps
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office  August 7, 2002
Preceded by	Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Born	October 2, 1952 (1952-10-02) (age 55) Repentigny, Quebec

Marie Deschamps (born October 2, 1952 in Repentigny, Quebec) is a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada.

Deschamps was born in Repentigny, Quebec. She studied law at the Université de Montréal graduating in 1974 and at McGill, completing a masters in 1983. She was called to the bar in 1975 and then practiced at several Quebec law firms until 1990.

In April of 1990 she was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court and in March of 1992 to the Quebec Court of Appeal and promoted to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2002.

[edit] See also

• Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Deschamps

[edit] External links

• official bio

v • d • e 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