Quebec Superior Court

Quebec Superior Court is the highest trial Court in the Province of Quebec, Canada. It consists of 144 judges who are appointed by the federal government.

Chief Justices (term):

  • Edward Bowen (1849-1866)
  • Sir William Collis Meredith (1866-1884)
  • Sir Andrew Stuart (1885-1889)
  • Sir Francis Godschall Johnson (1889-1894)
  • Sir Louis-Napoléon Casault (1894-1904)
  • Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (1904-1906)
  • Sir Melbourne McTaggart Tait
  • Sir Charles Peers Davidson
  • Sir François-Xavier Lemieux
  • R.A.E. Greenshields (1929-1942)
  • Frédéric Dorion (1963-1973)
  • Jules Deschênes (1973-1983)
  • Alan B. Gold (1983-1992)
  • Lawrence A. Poitras (1992-1996)
  • Lyse Lemieux (1996-2004)
  • François Rolland (since 2004)

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