Beverley McLachlin

The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin PC CC
McLachlin in 2007
17th Chief Justice of Canada
In office January 7, 2000 – December 15, 2017
Nominated by	Jean Chrétien
Appointed by	Adrienne Clarkson
Preceded by	Antonio Lamer
Succeeded by	Richard Wagner
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
in office July 30, 2018 – July 29, 2024
Appointed by	Carrie Lam
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office March 30, 1989 – January 7, 2000
Nominated by	Brian Mulroney
Appointed by	Jeanne Sauvé
Preceded by	William McIntyre
Succeeded by	Louis LeBel
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
In office 1988–1990
Appointed by	Jeanne Sauvé
Personal details
Born	Beverley Gietz (1943-09-07) September 7, 1943 (age 81) Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Spouses	Roderick McLachlin ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 1988)​ Frank McArdle ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	Angus McLachlin (b. 1976)
Alma mater	University of Alberta (BA, MA, LLB)
Profession	Judge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	麥嘉琳
Simplified Chinese	麦嘉琳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mài Jiālín Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Mahk Gā Làhm Jyutping Mak6 Gaa1 Lam4

Beverley Marian McLachlin PC CC (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the position.

In July 2018, McLachlin began a three-year term as a non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the first Canadian jurist nominated to the post. She was re-appointed for a second three-year term in 2021.^[1] In June 2024, she announced that she would retire from the court when her term ends on July 29, 2024.^[2]