Emmett Matthew Hall

Emmett Matthew Hall
Puisne Justice of the
Supreme Court of Canada
In office
January 10, 1963 [1] – March 1, 1973
Nominated byJohn Diefenbaker
Preceded byCharles Holland Locke
Succeeded byBrian Dickson
Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
In office
1961–1962
Nominated byJohn Diefenbaker
Preceded byWilliam Melville Martin
Succeeded byE. M. Culliton
Chief Justice of the
Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan
In office
1957–1961
Nominated byJohn Diefenbaker
Personal details
Born(1898-11-29)November 29, 1898
Saint-Colomban, Quebec, Canada
DiedNovember 12, 1995(1995-11-12) (aged 96)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse
Isabel Parker
(m. 1922)
ChildrenJohn Hall; Marian Wedge
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
ProfessionLawyer

Emmett Matthew Hall, CC (November 29, 1898 – November 12, 1995) was a Canadian lawyer, civil liberties advocate, Supreme Court of Canada judge and public policy advocate. He is considered one of the fathers of the Canadian system of Medicare, along with his fellow Saskatchewanian, Tommy Douglas.

  1. ^ Frederick Vaughan, Aggressive in Pursuit: The Life of Justice Emmett Hall (University of Toronto Press, 2004) p163; Vaughn's appointment had been announced on November 23, 1962