Current Members of The Court
Further information: List of Justices of the Supreme Court of CanadaThere are currently eight members of the court, with one seat vacant:
| Name | Date of birth | Home province | Prime Minister | Date appointed | Mandatory retirement date | Law School | Prior judicial office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLachlin, BeverleyBeverley McLachlin (Chief Justice) |
01943-09-077 September 1943 | Alberta | Mulroney Chrétien (as chief) |
01989-03-3030 March 1989 02000-01-077 January 2000 |
02018-09-077 September 2018 | University of Alberta | Puisne Justice British Columbia Court of Appeal Supreme Court of British Columbia |
| LeBel, LouisLouis LeBel | 01939-11-3030 November 1939 | Quebec | Chrétien | 02000-01-077 January 2000 | 02014-11-3030 November 2014 | Université Laval University of Toronto |
Quebec Court of Appeal |
| Fish, MorrisMorris Fish | 01938-11-1616 November 1938 | Quebec | Chrétien | 02003-05-088 May 2003 | 02013-11-1616 November 2013 | McGill University | Quebec Court of Appeal |
| Abella, RosalieRosalie Abella | 01946-07-011 July 1946 | Ontario | Martin | 02004-04-1010 April 2004 | 02021-07-011 July 2021 | University of Toronto | Court of Appeal for Ontario Ontario Family Court |
| Rothstein, MarshallMarshall Rothstein | 01940-12-2525 December 1940 | Manitoba | Harper | 02006-03-011 March 2006 | 02015-12-2525 December 2015 | University of Manitoba | Federal Court of Appeal Federal Court of Canada |
| Cromwell, ThomasThomas Cromwell | 01952-05-055 May 1952 | Nova Scotia | Harper | 02008-12-2222 December 2008 | 02027-05-055 May 2027 | Queen's University University of Oxford |
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal |
| Moldaver, MichaelMichael Moldaver | 01947-12-2323 December 1947 | Ontario | Harper | 02011-10-2121 October 2011 | 02022-12-2323 December 2022 | University of Toronto | Court of Appeal for Ontario Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) |
| Karakatsanis, AndromacheAndromache Karakatsanis | 01955-10-033 October 1955 | Ontario | Harper | 02011-10-2121 October 2011 | 02030-10-033 October 2030 | Osgoode Hall Law School | Court of Appeal for Ontario Ontario Superior Court of Justice |
| Wagner, RichardRichard Wagner | 01957-04-022 April 1957 | Quebec | Harper | 02012-10-055 October 2012 | 02032-04-022 April 2032 | University of Ottawa | Quebec Court of Appeal Superior Court of Quebec |
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