Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
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Claire L'Heureux-Dubé CC GOQ KC (born September 7, 1927) is a retired Canadian judge who served as a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1987 to 2002. She was the first woman from Quebec and the second woman appointed to this position, after Bertha Wilson. Previously, she had been one of the first woman lawyers to handle divorce cases, and was the first woman appointed as a judge to the Quebec Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal.
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Claire L'Heureux-Dubé | |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
In office April 15, 1987 – July 1, 2002 | |
Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
Preceded by | Julien Chouinard |
Succeeded by | Marie Deschamps |
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Born | (1927-09-07) September 7, 1927 (age 96) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | Université Laval (LLB) |
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During L'Heureux-Dubé's time on the country's top court, she earned a reputation as a steadfast feminist and supporter of minority rights. Because roughly 40 percent of the 254 judgements that she wrote were dissents, she became known as the court's "great dissenter".