Julien Chouinard

The Honourable
Julien Chouinard
OC CD
The Honourable Julien Chouinard OC CD
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
	In office; September 24, 1979 – February 6, 1987
Nominated by	Joe Clark
Appointed by	Edward Schreyer
Preceded by	Yves Pratte
Succeeded by	Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
Personal details
Born	February 4, 1929; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	February 6, 1987 (aged 58)

Julien Chouinard, OC CD (February 4, 1929 – February 6, 1987) was a Canadian lawyer and civil servant who served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1979 to 1987. He was the sole Clark appointee to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court.^[1]

Biography

Born in Quebec City, the son of Joseph Julien Chouinard and Berthe Cloutier, he received a BA in 1948 and a LL.L. in 1951 from Université Laval. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received a BA in 1953 from Oxford University. In 1953, he was called to the Quebec Bar and started to practise law. He also taught law at Université Laval. Auxiliary professor at Laval University from 1959 and, mid-time professor from 1964. Member of the lawyer cabinet Gagné, Prévost, Flynn.

In 1965, he joined the Quebec civil service as deputy minister of Justice. In 1968, he was appointed Secretary General of the Executive Council of Quebec. He ran unsuccessfully as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec riding of Matane in the 1968 federal election. In recognition of his contribution to public service, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1974. In 1974, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Quebec. In 1979, Prime Minister Joe Clark appointed him to the Supreme Court, and he served until his death from brain cancer in 1987. He is buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont.

References

^ MacCharles, Tonda (May 20, 2014). "Joe Clark, Paul Martin criticize PM's attack on chief justice". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

Supreme Court of Canada biography
Donn Downey (February 9, 1987). "Julien Chouinard Supreme Court judge was top civil servant for Quebec Premier". The Globe and Mail.

External links

Order of Canada Citation

[1] MacCharles, Tonda (May 20, 2014). "Joe Clark, Paul Martin criticize PM's attack on chief justice". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

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v t e The Laskin court (1973–84)
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 – Sep. 1979	R. Martland R. Ritchie L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey Y. Pratte W.R. McIntyre
Sep. 1979 – 1980	R. Martland R. Ritchie L. Pigeon B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard
1980–82	R. Martland R. Ritchie B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer
1982–84	R. Ritchie B. Dickson J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer B. Wilson

v t e The Dickson court (1984–90)
1984–85:	R. Ritchie J. Beetz W.Z. Estey W.R. McIntyre J. Chouinard A. Lamer B. Wilson G. Le Dain
1985–87:	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
1989–90:	A. Lamer B. Wilson G. La Forest C. L'Heureux-Dubé J. Sopinka C. Gonthier P. Cory B. McLachlin

The Honourable Julien Chouinard OC CD


Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office September 24, 1979 – February 6, 1987
Nominated by	Joe Clark
Appointed by	Edward Schreyer
Preceded by	Yves Pratte
Succeeded by	Claire L'Heureux-Dubé

Personal details
Born	(1929-02-04)February 4, 1929 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	February 6, 1987(1987-02-06) (aged 58)