Louis-Philippe Pigeon
| Louis-Philippe Pigeon | |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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In office September 21, 1967 – February 8, 1980 |
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| Nominated by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | John Robert Cartwright |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Lamer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1905 Henryville, Quebec |
| Died | February 23, 1986 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Université Laval |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Louis-Philippe Pigeon, CC, OQ, QC (February 8, 1905 – February 23, 1986), from Quebec, was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and academic, legal advisor to governments, and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Pigeon was born in Henryville, Quebec in 1905, the son of Arthur Pigeon and Maria Demers. He studied law at the Université Laval and obtained an LL.L in 1928, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal.
Called to the Bar of Quebec that year, he settled in Quebec City.
Pigeon began his legal career in 1928 with the firm of St-Laurent, Gagné, Devlin et Taschereau, headed by Louis St-Laurent, future Prime Minister of Canada. He practised with them until 1935. In 1940, he became law clerk of the Legislature of Quebec. He held that position for four years before joining the law firm of Germain, Lapointe, Thibaudeau et Roberge.
Pigeon taught civil law and constitutional law part-time at the Université Laval for fifteen years, beginning in 1938. One of his students, William Tetley, subsequently a legal academic himself, records that Pigeon was a generalist who also had deep specialist knowledge of various areas of the law. For instance, Pigeon was once asked on a moment's notice to fill in for an absent lecturer on civil procedure. He walked into the class-room and gave a masterful lecture on the issue, without any preparation time.
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