McLachlin, Beverley (1943–)
McLachlin, Beverley (1943–)
Canadian chief justice. Born Sept 7, 1943, in Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada; University of Alberta, MA, 1968, LLB, 1968; m. Roderick McLachlin (died); m. Frank E. McArdle, 1992; children: (1st m.) Angus.
Called to the bar of Alberta (1969) and to the bar of British Columbia (1971); practised law (1969–75); professor at University of British Columbia (1974–81); appointed to County Court of Vancouver (1981), Supreme Court of British Columbia (1981) and Court of Appeal of British Columbia (1985); appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (1988); appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada (1989), then chief justice of Canada (Jan 7, 2000), the 1st woman to hold the position; member of the Privy Council of Canada.
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