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==Current members== {{Further|List of justices of the Supreme Court of Canada}} [[File:The Honourable Richard Wagner.jpg|thumb|245x245px|[[Richard Wagner (judge)|Richard Wagner]], the current chief justice (since 2017)]] The current chief justice of Canada is Richard Wagner. He was appointed to the court as a puisne judge on 5 October 2012 and appointed chief justice, 18 December 2017.<ref name=RWSCC>{{cite web |title=The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada |date=January 2001 |url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=richard-wagner |publisher=Supreme Court of Canada |location=Ottawa, Ontario |access-date=13 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085419/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=richard-wagner |url-status=live }}</ref> The nine justices of the Wagner Court are: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! colspan=4 | Justice ! rowspan=2 | Nominated by ! rowspan=2 | Date appointed ! rowspan=2 | Retirement date ! rowspan=2 | Law school ! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Prior judicial office |- ! <abbr title="Position in the Court's order of precedence">OP</abbr> ! Name<br />(Province) ! Birthdate ! Birthplace |- style="background:#fff;" | 1st | {{sortname|Richard|Wagner|Richard Wagner (judge)}}<ref name=RWSCC/><br />([[Quebec]]) | {{sort|19570402|2 April 1957}}<br />(age {{age|1957|4|2}}) | Canada (Quebec) | nowrap | [[Stephen Harper|Harper]]<br />[[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]]{{efn-ua|name=CJ|As chief justice}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|05}}<br />{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|18}}{{efn-ua|name=CJ}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2032|4|02}} | [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Law|Faculté de droit, Université d'Ottawa]] ([[Bachelor of Civil Law#Canada (BCL / LLB / LLL)|LLL]]) | [[Quebec Court of Appeal]]<br />[[Superior Court of Quebec]] |- | 2nd | {{sortname|Andromache|Karakatsanis}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis| date=January 2001| url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=andromache-karakatsanis| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=13 November 2018| archive-date=24 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124230815/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=andromache-karakatsanis| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Ontario]]) | {{Sort|19551003|3 October 1955}}<br />(age {{age|1955|10|3}}) | Canada (Ontario) | [[Stephen Harper|Harper]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|21}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2030|10|03}} | [[Osgoode Hall Law School]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) | [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]]<br />[[Ontario Superior Court|Ontario Superior Court of Justice]] |- | 3rd | {{sortname|Suzanne|Côté|Suzanne Côté}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Suzanne Côté| date=January 2001| url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=suzanne-cote| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=13 November 2018| archive-date=5 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202635/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=suzanne-cote| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Quebec]]) | {{sort|19580921|21 September 1958}}<br />(age {{age|1958|09|21}}) | Canada (Quebec) | [[Stephen Harper|Harper]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|12|01}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2033|9|21}} | {{Lang|fr|[[Université Laval Faculté de droit|Université Laval]]|italic=no}} ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) | [[Partner lawyer|Partner]] at [[Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt]] |- | 4th | {{sortname|Malcolm|Rowe}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Malcolm Rowe| date=January 2001| url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=malcolm-rowe| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=13 November 2018| archive-date=24 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124230815/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=malcolm-rowe| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Newfoundland and Labrador]]) | {{sort|19530627|27 June 1953}}<br />(age {{age|1953|06|27}}) | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|28}} | 27 June 2028 | [[Osgoode Hall Law School]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) | [[Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal)|Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador]]<br />[[Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador]] |- | 5th | {{sortname|Sheilah|Martin}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Sheilah L. Martin| date=January 2001| url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=sheilah-l-martin| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=13 November 2018| archive-date=1 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701205104/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=sheilah-l-martin| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Alberta]]) | {{sort|19560531|31 May 1956}}<br />(age {{age|1956|5|31}}) | Canada (Quebec) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|18}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2031|5|31}} | [[McGill University Faculty of Law|McGill University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]], [[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]])<br />[[University of Alberta Faculty of Law|University of Alberta]] ([[Master of Laws|LLM]])<br />[[University of Toronto Law School|University of Toronto]] ([[Doctor of judicial science|SJD]]) | [[Court of Appeal of Alberta]], [[Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]], [[Court of Appeal of Nunavut|Nunavut]]<br />[[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] |- | 6th | {{sortname|Nicholas|Kasirer}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Nicholas Kasirer| date=January 2001| url=https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=nicholas-kasirer| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=16 September 2019| archive-date=24 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424125910/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=nicholas-kasirer| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Quebec]]) | {{sort|19600220|20 February 1960}}<br />(age {{age|1960|2|20}}) | Canada (Quebec) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2019|09|16}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2035|2|20}} | [[McGill University Faculty of Law|McGill University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]], [[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]])<br />[[University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne]] ([[Master of Advanced Studies|DEA]]) | [[Quebec Court of Appeal]] |- | 7th | {{sortname|Mahmud|Jamal}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Mahmud Jamal| date=January 2001| url=https://scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=mahmud-jamal| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=16 September 2019| archive-date=1 July 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701134818/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=mahmud-jamal| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Ontario]]) | {{sort|19670720|20 July 1967}}<br />(age {{age|1967|7|20}}) | Kenya ([[Nairobi]]) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2021|07|01}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2042|7|20}} | [[McGill University Faculty of Law|McGill University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]], [[Bachelor of Civil Law|BCL]])<br />[[Yale University]] ([[Master of Laws|LLM]]) | [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]] |- | 8th | {{sortname|Michelle|O'Bonsawin}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Michelle O'Bonsawin| date=January 2001| url=https://scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=michelle-obonsawin| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=16 September 2019| archive-date=1 September 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901191525/https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=michelle-obonsawin| url-status=live}}</ref><br />([[Ontario]]) | {{sort|19740502|2 May 1974}}<br />(age {{age|1974|5|2}}) | Canada (Ontario) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2022|09|01}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2049|5|2}} | [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Law|University of Ottawa]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])<br />[[Osgoode Hall Law School]] ([[Master of Laws|LLM]]) | [[Ontario Superior Court|Ontario Superior Court of Justice]] |- | 9th | {{sortname|Mary|Moreau}}<ref>{{cite web| title=The Honourable Mary T. Moreau| date= November 6, 2023| url=https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/news/en/item/7807/index.do| publisher=Supreme Court of Canada| location=Ottawa, Ontario| access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref><br />([[Alberta]]) | 1955 or 1956 (age 67–68) | Canada (Alberta) | [[Justin Trudeau|J. Trudeau]] | {{dts|format=dmy|2023|11|06}} | 2030–2031 | [[University of Alberta Faculty of Law|University of Alberta]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])<br />[[Université de Sherbrooke]] (Civil Law certification) | [[Court of King's Bench of Alberta]] |} {{notelist-ua|30em}} ===Length of tenure=== The following graphical timeline depicts the length of each current justice's tenure on the Supreme Court (not their position in the court's order of precedence) as of {{FULLDATE|type=dmy}}. {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:780 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:20 right:160 left:14 AlignBars = late DateFormat = x.y Period = from:2011.00 till:{{#expr:{{#time:Y}}+{{#time:m}}/12}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = gridcolor:tan2 unit:year increment:2 start:2012 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:tan1 unit:year increment:2 start:2011 Define $now = {{#expr:{{#time:Y}}+{{#time:m}}/12}} Colors = id:Martin value:rgb(0.792,0.573,0.557) id:Harper value:rgb(1,0.882,0.325) id:JTrudeau value:rgb(0.325,1,0.882) id:ChiefJ value:rgb(0.96,0.81,0.04) id:PuisneJ value:rgb(0.96,0.04,0.19) BarData = barset:Justices PlotData= width:6 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till fontsize:10 barset:Justices from:2011.80 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Andromache Karakatsanis]]" from:2017.95 till:$now color:ChiefJ text:"[[Richard Wagner (judge)|Richard Wagner]]" from:2014.92 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Suzanne Côté]]" from:2016.82 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Malcolm Rowe]]" from:2017.96 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Sheilah Martin]]" from:2019.66 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Nicholas Kasirer]]" from:2021.50 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Mahmud Jamal]]" from:2022.75 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Michelle O'Bonsawin]]" from:2023.85 till:$now color:PuisneJ text:"[[Mary Moreau]]" LineData= atpos:159 from:2012.76 till:2017.95 color:PuisneJ width:6 # Wagner's puisne appointment #These are the colored bars of the Legend: atpos:94 from:2011.75 till:2012.15 color:ChiefJ width:8 atpos:81 from:2011.75 till:2012.15 color:PuisneJ width:8 TextData= #This is the text of the Legend pos:(80, 103) text:"Chief Justice" text:"Puisne Justices" }} Andromache Karakatsanis has had the longest tenure of any of the current members of the court, having been appointed in October 2011. Richard Wagner's cumulative tenure is {{ayd|2012|10|5}}—{{ayd|2012|10|5|2017|12|18}} as puisne justice, and {{ayd|2017|12|18}} as chief justice. Mary Moreau has the briefest tenure, having been appointed {{ayd|2023|11|06}} ago. The length of tenure for the other justices are: Suzanne Côté, {{ayd|2014|12|1}}; Malcom Rowe, {{ayd|2016|10|28}}; Sheilah Martin, {{ayd|2017|12|18}}; Nicholas Kasirer, {{ayd|2019|09|16}}; Mahmud Jamal, {{ayd|2021|07|01}}; and Michelle O'Bonsawin, {{ayd|2022|09|01}}.
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