Marie Deschamps

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The Honourable Marie Deschamps
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2012
Nominated by	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Succeeded by	Richard Wagner
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-02) October 2, 1952 Repentigny, Quebec

Marie Deschamps, CC (born October 2, 1952 in Repentigny, Quebec) was a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada.^[1] She retired on August 7, 2012.^[2]

Early life

Deschamps was born in Repentigny, Quebec.

Education

She studied law at the Université de Montréal, graduating in 1974 and completing a Masters in 1983 at McGill.

Career

Legal and judicial

She was called to the bar in 1975 and then practiced at several Quebec law firms until 1990.

In April 1990 Deschamps was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court and in March 1992 to the Quebec Court of Appeal and promoted to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2002. She retired from the court on August 7, 2012.

On October 2, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper nominated Richard Wagner to the Supreme Court of Canada to replace her.^[3]

Academic

Deschamps has taken on several academic posts:

Associate Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke in 2006^[4]
Faculty Researcher at the McGill University Faculty of Law in 2012^[5]

Honours

In 2013, she was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for her numerous contributions as a jurist and for her dedication to youth development".^[6]

References

↑ Supreme Court of Canada biography
↑ "Supreme Court loses third veteran judge in a year with Justice Marie Deschamps’ departure". The Toronto Star. May 18, 2012.
↑ "Quebec judge Richard Wagner nominated to Supreme Court". CBC News. October 2, 2012.
↑ "L'honorable Marie Deschamps". Université de Sherbrooke. (French)
↑ "La Faculté accueille l’honorable Marie Deschamps". McGill University Faculty of Law. April 2010. (French)
↑ "Governor General Announces 90 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". December 30, 2013.

v t 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–June 30, 2008:	M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein

July 1, 2008–December 22, 2008:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein

December 22, 2008–August 30, 2011:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein T. Cromwell

August 30, 2011-October 27,2011:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell

October 27, 2011-August 7, 2012:	L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis

August 7, 2012-October 5, 2012:	L. LeBel M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis

October 5, 2012-August 31, 2013:	L. LeBel M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner

August 31, 2013-October 3, 2013:	L. LeBel R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner

October 3, 2013-Present:	L. LeBel R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner M. Nadon

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Persondata
Name	Deschamps, Marie
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian judge
Date of birth	October 2, 1952
Place of birth	Repentigny, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death

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