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Quebec Judicial Appointment:
August 28, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment
of the Honourable Lyse Lemieux of Montreal as Chief Justice of
the Superior Court of Quebec. She replaces Chief Justice Lawrence
Poitras, who is retiring.
Chief Justice Lemieux has been a judge of the Superior Court of
Quebec since 1978 and was appointed Associate Chief Justice of
that Court in November 1994. Prior to her appointment to the Bench,
Chief Justice Lemieux was Associate Deputy Minister for civil
and criminal litigation in the Ministère de la justice,
in the Government of Quebec.
This appointment is effective August 31, 1996.
PMO Press Office (613) 957-5555
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