Supreme Court Appointments
Mackenzie chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:
- Sir William Buell Richards (Chief Justice) – September 30, 1875
- Télesphore Fournier – September 30, 1875
- William Alexander Henry – September 30, 1875
- Sir William Johnstone Ritchie – September 30, 1875
- Sir Samuel Henry Strong – September 30, 1875
- Jean-Thomas Taschereau – September 30, 1875
- Sir Henri Elzear Taschereau – October 7, 1878
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