Beverley McLachlin

Beverley McLachlin
McLachlin in 2007
McLachlin in 2007
17th Chief Justice of Canada
In office
January 7, 2000 – December 15, 2017
Nominated byJean Chrétien
Appointed byAdrienne Clarkson
Preceded byAntonio Lamer
Succeeded byRichard Wagner
Non-Permanent Judge of the
Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
in office
July 30, 2018 – July 29, 2024
Appointed byCarrie Lam
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office
March 30, 1989 – January 7, 2000
Nominated byBrian Mulroney
Appointed byJeanne Sauvé
Preceded byWilliam McIntyre
Succeeded byLouis LeBel
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of British Columbia
In office
1988–1990
Appointed byJeanne 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)
ChildrenAngus McLachlin (b. 1976)
Alma materUniversity of Alberta (BA, MA, LLB)
ProfessionJudge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese麦嘉琳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMài Jiālín
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMahk Gā Làhm
JyutpingMak6 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]

  1. ^ Blackwell, Tom (August 2, 2021). "Canada's ex-chief justice renews job on top Hong Kong court despite Beijing's tightening grip". National Post. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to step down from controversial Hong Kong court". CBC News. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.