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Beverley McLachlin (Beverley Gietz) was born on 7 September, 1943 in Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada, is a Chief Justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. Discover Beverley McLachlin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 7 September, 1943
Birthday 7 September
Birthplace Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Who Is Beverley McLachlin's Husband?

Her husband is Roderick McLachlin (m. 1967-1988) Frank McArdle (m. 1992)

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Husband Roderick McLachlin (m. 1967-1988) Frank McArdle (m. 1992)
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Children Angus McLachlin (b. 1976)

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1943

Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017.

She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the position.

1969

She was called to the bar of Alberta in 1969, and to the Bar of British Columbia in 1971.

McLachlin practised law from 1969 until 1975.

1974

From 1974 to 1981, she was a professor at the University of British Columbia.

1976

McLachlin has one son, Angus (born 1976), from her first marriage to Roderick McLachlin, who took care of much of Angus's upbringing.

1981

In April 1981, McLachlin was appointed to the County Court of Vancouver.

Five months later, in September 1981, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

1985

In December 1985, McLachlin was appointed to the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

1988

Roderick McLachlin died of cancer in 1988, a few days after she was appointed chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court.

In September 1988, McLachlin was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

1989

She was nominated by Brian Mulroney to be made a puisne justice to the Supreme Court of Canada on March 30, 1989.

1992

In 1992, McLachlin married Frank McArdle, a lawyer and the executive director of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association.

2000

On the advice of Jean Chrétien, McLachlin was appointed the chief justice of Canada on January 7, 2000.

Upon being sworn into the Supreme Court of Canada, she also became a deputy of the Governor General of Canada together with the other justices of the Supreme Court.

2005

When Governor General Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized for a cardiac pacemaker operation on July 8, 2005, McLachlin performed the duties of the governor general as the administrator of Canada.

In her role as administrator, she gave royal assent to the Civil Marriage Act which legalized same-sex marriage nationally in Canada.

She relinquished that task when the governor general returned to good health in late July.

While she was Chief Justice, McLachlin chaired the Canadian Judicial Council.

She is also on the board of governors of the National Judicial Institute and on the advisory council of the Order of Canada.

She is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

2006

On December 15, 2006, she was appointed a commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John.

2008

McLachlin was made a commander of the Legion of Honour by the government of France in 2008.

2013

In July 2013, during the consultation period prior to appointment for Marc Nadon, Chief Justice McLachlin contacted justice minister Peter MacKay and the Prime Minister's Office regarding the eligibility of Marc Nadon for a Quebec seat on the Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated that he had refused a phone call from McLachlin on the attorney general's advice.

Harper's comments were criticized by the legal community and a complaint was forwarded to the International Commission of Jurists in Switzerland.

2014

The International Commission of Jurists concluded that Beverly McLachlin deserved an apology from Harper, but none had been given as of July 2014.

2015

In May 2015, McLachlin was invited to speak at the Global Centre for Pluralism, and said that Canada attempted to commit "cultural genocide" against aboriginal peoples in what she called the worst stain on Canada's human-rights record.

University of Regina academic Ken Coates supported McLachlin, and said that she was "only stating what is clearly in the minds of judges, lawyers and aboriginal people across the country".

Others were less sympathetic.

Columnist Lysiane Gagnon called the comments "unacceptable" and "highly inflammatory" and suggested that McLachlin had opened herself up to accusations of prejudice.

Gordon Gibson, another columnist, said the use of the word "genocide" was incendiary and disproportionate and that the Chief Justice's comments made her sound like a legislator.

2017

McLachlin retired from the Supreme Court on December 15, 2017, nine months before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

Her successor as Chief Justice of Canada is Richard Wagner, who was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2017.

Her successor as a justice of the court is Sheilah Martin, who was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau through a new process for judicial appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada that permitted, "any Canadian lawyer or judge who fits a specified criteria" to apply.

2018

In July 2018, McLachlin began a three-year term as a non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the first Canadian jurist nominated to the post.

She was re-appointed for a second three-year term in 2021.

McLachlin was born Beverley Gietz in Pincher Creek, Alberta, the eldest child of Eleanora Marian (née Kruschell) and Ernest Gietz.

Her parents, who were of German descent, were "fundamentalist Christians" of the Pentecostal Church.

She received a B.A. and an M.A. in philosophy as well as an LL.B. degree (winning the gold medal as top student, and serving as notes editor of the Alberta Law Review) from the University of Alberta.