Supreme Court Appointments
Harper chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the governor general:
- Marshall Rothstein (March 1, 2006 – present)
- Thomas Cromwell (September 5, 2008 – present)
- Andromache Karakatsanis (2011–present)
- Michael Moldaver (2011–present)
- Richard Wagner (2012–present)
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