Beverley Marian McLachlin (born 7 September 1943 in Pincher Creek, Alberta) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th Chief Justice of Canada from 7 January 2000 to 15 December 2017. She is the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the position, and her tenure is noted for her judicial contributions to interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and to rights protection.
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Role17th Chief Justice of Canada 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplacePincher Creek, Alberta, Canada 2 Classification
Field of LawLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1 Role
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1. Beverley McLachlin (Wikipedia)
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Mahmud Jamal, now a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, has argued that McLachlin's jurisprudence on the law of federalism is consistent with her "self-described judicial philosophy", namely that judges are to be "scrupulously non-partisan and impartial".
2. Beverley McLachlin - Wikipedia
Early life and family section
McLachlin was born Beverley Gietz in Pincher Creek, Alberta
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served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017
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is a Canadian jurist and author
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Born Beverley Gietz September 7, 1943
Infobox: Born (date)
Born Beverley Gietz September 7, 1943
Early life and family section (birthplace clause)
McLachlin was born Beverley Gietz in Pincher Creek, Alberta, the eldest child
Member Of: Supreme Court of Canada, Infobox
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
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birth name (P1477): Beverley Gietz
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P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Beverley McLachlin)
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Supreme Court of Canada operates within the Common Law legal system.
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