Antonio Lamer

The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer PC CC CD


16th Chief Justice of Canada
In office July 1, 1990 – January 6, 2000
Nominated by	Brian Mulroney
Appointed by	Ray Hnatyshyn
Preceded by	Brian Dickson
Succeeded by	Beverley McLachlin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office March 28, 1980 – July 1, 1990
Nominated by	Pierre Trudeau
Appointed by	Edward Schreyer
Preceded by	Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Succeeded by	William Stevenson
Puisne Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec
In office 1978–1980
2nd Communications Security Establishment Commissioner
In office June 19, 2003 – August 1, 2006
Preceded by	Claude Bisson
Succeeded by	Charles Gonthier
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-08)July 8, 1933 Montreal, Quebec
Died	November 24, 2007(2007-11-24) (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario
Spouse(s)	Danièle Tremblay-Lamer (m. 1987)
Alma mater	Université de Montréal
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian Army
Service/branch	Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Canadian Intelligence Corps
Years of service	1950–1960

Joseph Antonio Charles Lamer, PC CC CD (July 8, 1933 – November 24, 2007) was a Canadian lawyer, jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Personal life

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he served in the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1950 to 1954 and in the Canadian Intelligence Corps from 1954 to 1960. In 1956, he graduated in law from the Université de Montréal and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1957.

In 1987, he married Danièle Tremblay-Lamer, who was later appointed a judge on the Federal Court.

He died in Ottawa of a cardiac condition on November 24, 2007.^[1]^[2]

Career

He practised in partnership at the firm of Cutler, Lamer, Bellemare and Associates and was a full professor in the Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, where he was also a lecturer in criminology.

On December 19, 1969, at the age of 36, he was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court and to the Queen's Bench (Crown Side) of the province of Quebec. In 1978, he was elevated to the Quebec Court of Appeal and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1980. He was named Chief Justice on July 1, 1990 and retired on January 7, 2000.

He joined the law firm Stikeman Elliott in a senior advisory role and was appointed Associate Professor of Law at the Université de Montréal in 2000. He was appointed Communications Security Establishment Commissioner on June 19, 2003, a position he held until August 1, 2006. He also served as Honorary Colonel of the Governor General's Foot Guards.

In March 2003, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador chose Lamer to oversee an inquiry into how the criminal justice system dealt with three discredited murder convictions. The hearings lasted about three years. Specifically Lamer was tasked to conduct an investigation into the death of Catherine Carroll and the circumstances surrounding the resulting criminal proceedings against Gregory Parsons, and an investigation into the death of Brenda Young and the circumstances surrounding the resulting criminal proceedings against Randy Druken. Lamer was also asked to inquire as to why Ronald Dalton’s appeal of his murder conviction took eight years before it was brought on for a hearing in the Court of Appeal.^[3]

Awards

He was a Companion of the Order of Canada. He received honorary degrees from the Université de Moncton, University of Ottawa, Université de Montréal, University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia, and Saint Paul University.

From 1992 to 1998, Chief Justice Lamer was Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.

Ribbon bars of Antonio Lamer

References

↑ "Antonio Lamer n’est plus". La Presse. 2007-11-25. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
↑ "Former Supreme Court chief justice Antonio Lamer dies". CBC News. 2007-11-25. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
↑ "Government of Newfoundland Labrador News Release", June 21, 2006. Accessed November 26, 2007.

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Military offices
Preceded by Pierre Bouvette	Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1992–1998	Succeeded by Ben Weider

Chief Justices of Canada

Richards Ritchie Strong H. E. Taschereau Fitzpatrick Davies Anglin Duff Rinfret Kerwin R. Taschereau Cartwright Fauteux Laskin Dickson Lamer McLachlin

The Laskin court (1973–1984)

December 1973	R. Martland W. Judson R. Ritchie W.F. Spence L. Pigeon B. Dickson

1974 – July 1977	R. Martland W. Judson R. Ritchie W.F. Spence L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz L.P. de Grandpré

July 1977 – October 1977	R. Martland R. Ritchie W.F. Spence L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz L.P. de Grandpré W.Z. Estey

October 1977 – 1978	R. Martland R. Ritchie W.F. Spence L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey Y. Pratte

Jan. 1979 – Sept. 1979	R. Martland R. Ritchie L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey Y. Pratte W.R. McIntyre

Sept. 1979 – 1980	R. Martland R. Ritchie L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard

1980 – 1982	R. Martland R. Ritchie B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer

1982 – 1984	R. Ritchie B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer B. Wilson

The Dickson court (1984–1990)

1984–1985:	R. Ritchie J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer B. Wilson G. Le Dain

1985–1987:	J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer B. Wilson G. Le Dain G. La Forest

1987–May 1988:	J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre A. Lamer B. Wilson G. Le Dain G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé

May 1988–Nov. 1988:	J. Beetz W.R. McIntyre A. Lamer B. Wilson G. Le Dain G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka

Nov. 1988–1989:	W.R. McIntyre A. Lamer B. Wilson G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory

1989–1990:	A. Lamer B. Wilson G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin

The Lamer court (1990–2000)

1990–1991	B. Wilson G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin W. Stevenson

1991–1992	G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin W. Stevenson F. Iacobucci

1992–1997	G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin F. Iacobucci J.C. Major

1997–1998	C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache

1998–1999	C. L'Heureux-Dubé C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie

1999–2000	C. L'Heureux-Dubé C. Gonthier B. McLachlin F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. Arbour

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 104267711 LCCN: no2010010065 ISNI: 0000 0001 1938 4989 GND: 1011691787 SUDOC: 082998183

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