Roy McMurtry

The Honourable
Roy McMurtry
OC OOnt KC
Chief Justice of Ontario
In office
1996–2007
Preceded byCharles Dubin
Succeeded byWarren Winkler
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
1985–1988
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byDonald Jamieson
Succeeded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Attorney General of Ontario
In office
1975–1985
PremierBill Davis
Preceded byJohn Clement
Succeeded byRobert Welch
Ontario MPP
In office
1975–1985
Preceded byLeonard Mackenzie Reilly
Succeeded byDavid McFadden
ConstituencyEglinton
Personal details
Born
Roland Roy McMurtry

(1932-05-31)May 31, 1932
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 18, 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 91)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseRia Jean Macrae
Children6
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
Education
(LLB)
OccupationLawyer, jurist

Roland Roy McMurtry OC OOnt KC (May 31, 1932 – March 18, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, serving in the cabinet of Bill Davis as Attorney General and as Solicitor General.[1] After leaving politics, McMurtry was High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1988. He became a judge in 1991 and was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario in 1996. McMurtry retired from the bench in 2007 and returned to the private practice of law.[2]

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