Gérald Fauteux

Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, PC, CC ( born October 22, 1900 in Saint- Hyacinthe, Quebec, † 14 September 1980) was a Canadian judge. He was a member from 1949 to 1973 the Supreme Court of Canada, and was its chairman from 1970 ( Chief Justice ).

Biography

Fauteux studied law at the University of Montreal and in 1925 received license to practice law. Together with his grandfather, he founded the law firm in Montreal Mercier & Fauteux. From 1930 to 1936 he served as prosecutor for the City of Montreal, 1939, he was appointed supreme prosecutor of the province of Quebec. For 14 years he taught criminal law at McGill University and was a 1949-1950 Dean of the Faculty of Law there. He was one of the founders of the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and stood her from 1953 to 1962 as dean before.

1946 Fauteux worked for the Commission of the Justice Robert Taschereau and Roy Kellock, who investigated the case of defecting Soviet spy Igor Gouzenko, as legal advisor. On 22 December 1949 he was appointed by Prime Minister Louis Saint -Laurent to the Supreme Court of Canada. After more than 20 years in office on March 23, 1970, through Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was appointed Chief Justice. This office practiced Fauteux from until 23 December 1973.