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Richard Wagner sworn in as Canada Chief Justice

Richard Wagner sworn in as Canada Chief Justice

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 19 Dec 2017, 06:25 pm

Ottawa, Dec 19 (IBNS): Quebec jurist Richard Wagner sworn in as Canada's new Chief Justice at Rideau Hall here on Monday.

Wagner sworn in at a small ceremony presided by Governor General Julie Payette.

He has also sworn in as a member of a privy council as well. In the swear in ceremony, Wagner's family and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were present.

Wagner was appointed as the country's Chief Justice by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week.

Wagner has replaced Beverley McLachlin as the top judge of Canada.

Trudeau made the announcement and he was quoted by Toronto Star: "It is an honour to name the Honourable Richard Wagner as the new Chief Justice of Canada."

"I have the utmost confidence in his ability to lead the highest court of Canada, an institution with a long and respected history of judicial independence and excellence. The judiciary, the legal profession, and all Canadians will be well served by his dedication to upholding the laws and Constitution upon which this country is founded.," the PM added.

Though Trudeau had greatly favoured a woman judge, a woman in any top post more precisely, he finally backed down in this case, reports said.

One of the main reasons for not appointing Rosalie Abella (71) as the Chief Justice because the post will once again fall vacant after three to four years from now on after her retirement.

Wagner will earn  $405,400 after his elevation.

Wagner, a father of two children, is a full bilingual Quebecker.

A Montreal-born new Chief Justice Wagner is a former commercial and civil law lawyer.

Wagner's appointment was pressed by the Bar of Montreal and the Quebec National Assembly to Trudeau to stick to the practice of choosing judges from Quebec and rest of Canada alternatively.

The practice, however, is not always followed and Trudeau's own father did not adhere to the norm when he was the Canadian PM.


(Reporting by Suman Das)

Image: Creative Commons

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