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PM Trudeau to name new Supreme Court judge to replace retiring McLachlin

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Nov, 2017 11:26 AM

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to appoint a new judge to the Supreme Court of Canada.

    The new addition is expected to be named Wednesday morning, ensuring that the nine-member bench remains at full strength after Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin retires on Dec. 15.

    Insiders say the announcement will not include naming a new chief justice.

    Trudeau has been under pressure to appoint the first Indigenous judge to the country's top court.

    Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould wouldn't say Tuesday whether that will occur but she noted that the government sought applications from judges in western and northern Canada.

    Last year, the Liberal government brought in a new Supreme Court appointment process to encourage more openness, transparency and diversity, which also requires high court justices to be functionally bilingual.

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