Chief Justice of Canada
presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief Justice of Canada (French: Juge en Chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada, the highest judicial body in Canada.
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Chief Justice of Canada | |
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Supreme Court of Canada Office of the Chief Justice Judiciary of Canada (Queen-on-the-Bench) | |
Style | The Right Honourable Madam/Mister Chief Justice |
Status | Chief justice, head of a court system Deputy Governor General 4th in Canadian order of precedence |
Member of | Supreme Court Canadian Judicial Council (Ex-officio chairman) Order of Canada advisory council (chairman) |
Seat | Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Ontario |
Nominator | Cabinet |
Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
Term length | No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 75 |
Constituting instrument | Supreme Court Act |
Inaugural holder | Sir William Buell Richards |
Formation | September 30, 1875 (148 years ago) (1875-09-30) |
Salary | $413,500 (as of April 2018)[1] |
Website | Supreme Court |
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