Antonio Lamer
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The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer PC CC CD |
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| 16th Chief Justice of Canada | |
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In office July 1, 1990 – January 6, 2000 |
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| Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
| Appointed by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Preceded by | Brian Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Beverley McLachlin |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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In office March 28, 1980 – July 1, 1990 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 1978–1980 |
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| 2nd Communications Security Establishment Commissioner | |
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In office June 19, 2003 – August 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Bisson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gonthier |
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July 8, 1933 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | November 24, 2007 (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Danièle Tremblay-Lamer (m. 1987) |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian Army |
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| 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.
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.
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.
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