Patrick Kerwin

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The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrick Kerwin
10th Chief Justice of Canada
In office July 1, 1954 – February 2, 1963
Nominated by	Louis St. Laurent
Appointed by	Vincent Massey
Preceded by	Thibaudeau Rinfret
Succeeded by	Robert Taschereau
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office July 20, 1935 – July 1, 1954
Nominated by	Richard B. Bennett
Preceded by	Robert Smith/Frank Joseph Hughes
Succeeded by	Douglas Abbott
Personal details
Born	(1889-10-25)October 25, 1889 Sarnia, Ontario
Died	February 2, 1963(1963-02-02) (aged 73)

Patrick Kerwin, PC (October 25, 1889 – February 2, 1963), was the tenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Kerwin was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Patrick Kerwin and Ellen Gavin. After graduating from the Sarnia Collegiate Institute at the age of 16, he enrolled at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1906. He articled in Sarnia with R. V. Le Sueur but, after being called to the bar in 1911, decided to move to Guelph, where he practised law for over 21 years with Guthrie & Guthrie. During that time, he served as solicitor for the city of Guelph and Wellington County, as well as Crown prosecutor. In 1932 he was appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario.

Three years later, on July 20, 1935, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the Supreme Court for 27 years, becoming Chief Justice of Canada on July 1, 1954.

Chief Justice Kerwin died on February 2, 1963, at the age of 73.

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v t e Chief Justices of Canada

Richards Ritchie Strong H. E. Taschereau Fitzpatrick Davies Anglin Duff Rinfret Kerwin R. Taschereau Cartwright Fauteux Laskin Dickson Lamer McLachlin

v t e The Duff court (1933–1944)

March 1933 – December 1933:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes

December 1933 – January 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes

January 1935 – February 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes H. Davis

February 1935 – July 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis

July 1935 – March 1936:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin

March 1936 – December 1939:	T. Rinfret L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson

December 1939 – February 1940:	T. Rinfret O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson

February 1940 – April 1943:	T. Rinfret O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau

April 1943 – January 1944:	T. Rinfret H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau I. Rand

v t e The Rinfret court (1944–1954)

January 1944 – June 1944	H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau I. Rand

October 1944 – 1947	P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau I. Rand R. Kellock J. Estey

1947–1949	P. Kerwin R. Taschereau I. Rand R. Kellock J. Estey C. Locke

1949–1954	P. Kerwin R. Taschereau I. Rand R. Kellock J. Estey C. Locke J. Cartwright G. Fauteux

v t e The Kerwin court (1954–1963)

1954–1956	R. Taschereau I. Rand R. Kellock J. Estey C. Locke J. Cartwright G. Fauteux D. Abbott

1956–1957	R. Taschereau I. Rand R. Kellock C. Locke J. Cartwright G. Fauteux D. Abbott H. Nolan

1958–1959	R. Taschereau I. Rand C. Locke J. Cartwright G. Fauteux D. Abbott R. Martland W. Judson

1959–1962	R. Taschereau C. Locke J. Cartwright G. Fauteux D. Abbott R. Martland W. Judson R. Ritchie

1962–1963	R. Taschereau J. Cartwright G. Fauteux D. Abbott R. Martland W. Judson R. Ritchie E.M. Hall

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Persondata
Name	Kerwin, Patrick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian judge
Date of birth	October 25, 1889
Place of birth	Sarnia, Ontario
Date of death	February 2, 1963
Place of death

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